Argument105 =So What=小组第6次作业 by 紫薇花开

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"According to a recent study, people with many social ties report catching colds less often than do people with few social ties. Consequently, researchers conclude that having an active social life probably helps strengthen the immune system。The researchers note that catching a cold-one of a family of highly contagious viruses-gives the cold-sufferer temporary immunity to that virus in the future, but not to the many other related viruses. Merely being exposed to a new cold virus, however, is not enough for a person to catch a cold, since a strong immune system can successfully fight off some new viruses. Thus, in order to prevent catching a cold, people should strengthen their immune systems by becoming more active socially."

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根据最经的研究 有很多社会关系的人报道感冒少于又很少社会关系的人报道的
结果， 研究者 总结说  有一个积极的社会生活 能够帮助 增强免疫力。
研究者指出 感冒—高传染病家族中的一种--给感冒患者抵抗未来的这种病毒暂时性的免疫，但是 不是对许多其他相关的病毒。
然而， 仅仅暴露于一种新的感冒病毒中 并不足以让一个人换上感冒，因为 一种强壮的免疫系统能够成功的战胜一些新的病毒。
因此，为了防止感冒，一个人应该通过更活泼的社会活动来增强免疫系统。
分析：增强免疫系统的两种途径： 换一种感冒  获得暂时免疫
和频繁的社交活动  获得免疫
结论： 通过频繁的社交活动 获得免疫。
论据：最近的研究， 还有第一种 途径不可取。

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首先 ，研究不足以支持 论证
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作者并没有对研究对象的背景假意说明  比如 他们的身体状况，他们的社交关系 是否一样， 2 报道的真实性 值得怀疑  可能社会活动多的人 患了感冒却没有禀报，因为社会活动多 工作忙忘记了，
其次，作者说获得感冒增强免疫的这种途径不取，因为暴露在感冒中并不一定就能获得感冒。这是一种荒谬的说法。
最后，作者在文章中 错在严重的自相矛盾的错误。 社交少的人容易患感冒 ，而每次患感冒 又可以获得对这种病毒暂时的免疫力，按照这种推论 社交少的人患感冒应该相对少，而文章的报道却是患感冒多。
其次，作者认为暴露于感冒病毒中是患感冒的唯一途径这一前提是错的。首先印象患感冒的因素很多 比如，天气的多变，身体素质弱，社会，生活，工作的压力等使得设提免疫力下降等。

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Standing on the study, and the assumption that catching colds can enhance immune system, the author concludes that an active social life probably is able to improve immune system. The process seems logical at the first glance, but at fact it is invalidity.
Firstly, it is presumptuous to judge that it is the active social life that helps boost the immune system in accordance with the recent study. On the one hand, the background condition of the people joining in the study is covered. For example, whether these people are on the same healthy level and their age are the same or not. On the other hand, the result of the report is worthy of suspicion. It is possible that people who take part in many social activity haven’t report when they catch a cold, for they are very busy in leading a social life such as meeting a friend, having a social dancing date and presenting business affairs; in addition, after all it is a piece of cake for most of people, especial for adult compared with their daily work.
Secondly, even if the physical condition remains the same and the result of report merit confidence, the conclusion of the study is unwarranted. Helpful social activity may help strengthen body, because it makes a second chance to take exercise. But we all know that people who attend social activities have a opportunity to contact with bad environment, for instance, some saloon, some gambling places and so; so that they have a great possibility-catching a cold. Additionally, in contrast too many social activities may cause a great pressure on people, at the even worse, over-pressure makes the immunity down. Based the above discussion, it is dangerous for the people who have many social ties taking more social activity.
Thirdly, the assumption is unreasonable. There is no evidence showing that catching a cold could makes immunity strong. Additionally, Even if catching a cold could gain a temporary immunity, there is no information to explain how long it is, so there is evidence to guarantee they will never catch a cold which is the same as that before in future. What is important is that the new immunity can’t fight for all related virus.
To sum up, the author has no information as convincing evidence, and omits many other factors causing having a cold. If the author want to persuade his conclusion is advisable, he must provide evidence about the background of the study in order to explain that participants have a same physical condition, at the same time give more academic information on whether catching a cold can make people’ immunity better.