Argument33【0906G 文以载道三月四月小组】第一周第一次作业 thanks 露珠

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提纲：材料主要对于一些形状独特的陶壶的来历进行讨论，有人认为是壶的制造者迁移到别的地方而把壶随之带来了，另一种说法是壶是通过贸易流传的，而制造者留在一个地方<br />
，我认为这两种说法的核心区别应该是壶的制造者是否始终只待在一个地方。论据就是在多种食物中都含有的某种金属元素的高含量与那些成年后移居到新地方的人有很高的关联<br />
性。在一些遗迹的壶附近发现的很多骨头都显示出这种金属元素的高含量。<br />
首先：1.作者在得到最终结论之前，认为在壶附近发现的骨头一定是壶的制造者留下的，我认为这是有疑问的。里面就有很多可能性：比如壶的拥有者确实是经过了迁徙才到了这<br />
儿，但是壶的拥有者不一定是壶的制造者，还有，所发现的骨头并不一定属于壶的拥有者，也有可能是壶的制造者在生产地将壶销售了，而一些商人把壶带到了遗迹处，而制造者<br />
没有迁徙等等<br />
      2.还有，对于骨头所显示出的这种金属元素的高含量，就一定是本身就存在的吗？也许一些地壳运动导致骨头内部的化学成分发生了变化，导致了这种金属元素含量升高，<br />
而并非由于人的迁徙所带来的。<br />
      3.而且文中说在a few sites 发现的骨头是否具有普遍性？值得质疑<br />
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Argument33<br />
"The discovery of distinctively shaped ceramic pots at various prehistoric sites scattered over a wide area has led archaeologists to ask how the pots were <br />
spread. Some believe the pot makers migrated to the various sites and carried the pots along with them; others believe the pots were spread by trade and <br />
their makers remained in one place. Now, analysis of the bones of prehistoric human skeletons can settle the debate: high levels of a certain metallic <br />
element contained in various foods are strongly associated with people who migrated to a new place after childhood. Many of the bones found near the pots at <br />
a few sites showed high levels of the metallic element. Therefore, it must be that the pots were spread by migration, not trade."<br />
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Some researchers believe that the ceramic pots distinctively shaped at various sites were spread by the migration of the makers,not trade.To validate their <br />
standpoint,he also states the analysis of the bones found near the pots at a few sites showed high levels of a certain metallic element which contained in <br />
various foods and strongly associated with people who migrated to a new place after childhood.At first glance,the conclusion seems to be correct,however,a <br />
close scrutiny of these evidences reveals none of them would lead a convincing support for the conclusion.<br />
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Most obviously,before drawing the final conclusion,the arguer assumes that the bones found near the pots belong to the owners of the pots <br />
definitely,however,there are no cogent evidence to sustain his assumption.Perhaps,the bones are not contemporary with the pots or the bones were left by <br />
explorers several hundred years later,rendering it has nothing to do with the pots' owners,let alone the makers.Even if the bones are from the pots' <br />
owners,the fact that the owners equal the makers is still dubious.And it is entirely possible that the makers manufactured these distinctively shapes <br />
pots,sold them to merchants then the merchants transported them to a wide area and these merchants lost their lifes in the half of way accidentally.In a <br />
word,unless there are evidence confirming the origin of the bones,it is hasty to draw any persuasive conclusion from it.<br />
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On the second place,the result that the bones found near the pots in high levels of a certain metallic element indicates the owners must migrate to a new <br />
place after childhood is open to be questionable as well.The possibility that movement of earth or significant climate change had led the increase of amount <br />
of this metallic element can not be ruled out,therefore offsetting the assumption of chemical analysis.<br />
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Last but not least,it is stated that the pots were found near the pots at a few sites,few are there substantiations to justify the sites where bones were <br />
found are adequately representative for the entire locations especially in the case of the pots being scattered over a wide area.To soldify the arguer's <br />
claim,more widely and comprehensively researches are required before reducing the conclusion.<br />
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To sum up,the argument is not persuasive as it stands from several aspects.To solidify his standpoint,the arguer should present more substantial facts to <br />
prove that the bones near the pots do belong to the pots' makers.Furthermore,in order to better assess his conclusion,we need be informed more <br />
information concerning that the high levels of the metallic element are able to verify it is caused by migration.

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