ARGUMENT46 [Victors]小组第六次作业 by jennetrj

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46. Although black bears are common in the eastern Canadian province of Labrador, grizzly bears-often similar in color, but much larger-were believed to exist only in the western provinces. Despite a nineteenth-century explorer's account of having startled and narrowly escaped from a grizzly bear deep in the woods in Labrador, modern scientists find no physical evidence that grizzly bears have ever lived in Labrador. But recent research into the language and legends of the Innu, a people who have lived in Labrador for thousands of years, reveals that their language has words for two different kinds of bears, and their ancient legends attribute different characteristics to the two kinds of bears. Therefore, there probably were grizzly bears in Labrador, and the explorer's account probably accurately identified the bear.

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In this argument, the author concludes that there were grizzly bears lived in Labrador, the eastern Canadian province, and a nineteenth-century explorer exactly met one of them in the woods in Labrador. To justify this conclusion, the author cites the recent study about language and legends of the Innu, a people who live in the region for thousands of years, which mention two different kinds of bears. Moreover, the author points out the account written by the explorer depicted his escape from a grizzly bear. At first glance, the argument seems to be somehow plausible, but close scrutiny reveals several flaws in it.

To begin with, words and ancient legends concerning about two different kinds of bears living in Labrador in the language of Innu doesn't necessarily promise there were grizzly bears in the region. The author simply alleges that the two kinds of bears described in Innu language are the black bears and grizzly bears. Maybe those bears mentioned in the ancient language or the legends are just two other kinds which had already died out for hundreds of years. Or even assuming there were words for grizzly bears in the language, however, it could be the one created by ancient people to serve as an indication of courage, strength or any other spirits. And there could be the possibility that Innu people saw grizzly bears in other places and included it into their language and legends. Until the author provide strong evidence to show the real existence of grizzly bear, the author's assumption that there were grizzly bear living in Labrador could not be taken seriously.

Even if it is true that grizzly bears used to live in Labrador, no promised could be made that in nineteenth-century they still existed in Labrador. Perhaps grizzly bears disappeared in late eighteenth century, or maybe the climate in Labrador changed too much so that the last grizzly bear moved to other area to survive. Author's failure to eliminate or even consider such possibility renders the conclusion based on it suspect.

Secondly, the author unfairly assumes what was described by the explorer really matched his experience. No evidence is showed in the passage to support it. It is totally possible that the explorer forged his confrontation with a bear deep in the woods in Labrador in order to get more attention, or even for the purpose of making more funds for his further adventure. Or perhaps he really met one bear in the woods, however, under the great horror he might mistakenly considered it as the grizzly bear which was widely described in legends and had never been identified. Either scenario, if true, would serve to undermine the assumption that there lived grizzly bears in Labrador and the explorer really met one there.

In sum, the argument is groundless as it stands. To consolidate it, the author should provide more evidence--maybe by different kinds of archeological findings concerning about the existence of grizzly bears in Labrador, such as specific skeleton remains. In addition, the author should ensure us that one kind of the bears which was described by words or legends of the Innu was grizzly bears. To better assess the argument, we need to know whether there's the possibility for the explorer to fake the experience of confronting with a bear and if it was a grizzly bear.

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In this argument, the author concludes that there were grizzly bears lived in Labrador, the eastern Canadian province, and a nineteenth-century explorer exactly met one of them in the woods in Labrador. To justify this conclusion, the author cites the recent study about language and legends of the Innu, a people who live in the region for thousands of years, which mention two different kinds of bears. Moreover, the author points out the account written by the explorer depicted his escape from a grizzly bear. At first glance, the argument seems to be somehow plausible, but close scrutiny reveals several flaws in it.

To begin with, words and ancient legends concerning about two different kinds of bears living in Labrador in the language of Innu doesn't necessarily promise there were grizzly bears in the region. The author simply alleges that the two kinds of bears described in Innu language are the black bears and grizzly bears. Maybe those bears mentioned in the ancient language or the legends are just two other kinds which had already died out for hundreds of years. Or even assuming there were words for grizzly bears in the language, however, it could be the one created by ancient people to serve as an indication of courage, strength or any other spirits. And there could be the possibility that Innu people saw grizzly bears in other places and included it into their language and legends. Until the author provide strong evidence to show the real existence of grizzly bear, the author's assumption that there were grizzly bear living in Labrador could not be taken seriously.

Even if it is true that grizzly bears used to live in Labrador, no promised could be made that in nineteenth-century they still existed in Labrador. Perhaps grizzly bears disappeared in late eighteenth century, or maybe the climate in Labrador changed too much so that the last grizzly bear moved to other area to survive. Author's failure to eliminate or even consider such possibility renders the conclusion based on it suspect.

Secondly, the author unfairly assumes what was described by the explorer really matched his experience. No evidence is showed in the passage to support it. It is totally possible that the explorer forged his confrontation with a bear deep in the woods in Labrador in order to get more attention, or even for the purpose of making more funds for his further adventure. Or perhaps he really met one bear in the woods, however, under the great horror he might mistakenly considered it as the grizzly bear which was widely described in legends and had never been identified. Either scenario, if true, would serve to undermine the assumption that there lived grizzly bears in Labrador and the explorer really met one there.
第一段讲可能legends是不准确的，第二段即使是准确的，也不能保证explorer那个时候熊还在。第三段说explorer的account也不一定准确。但是楼主为啥不分三点讲，而只弄出两点呢？


In sum, the argument is groundless as it stands. To consolidate it, the author should provide more evidence--maybe by different kinds of archeological findings concerning about the existence of grizzly bears in Labrador, such as specific skeleton remains. In addition, the author should ensure us that one kind of the bears which was described by words or legends of the Innu was grizzly bears. To better assess the argument, we need to know whether there's the possibility for the explorer to fake the experience of confronting with a bear and if it was a grizzly bear.

楼主的作文真的没啥好说的，向你学习

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原帖由 jennetrj 于 2007-5-26 09:31 发表

46. Although black bears are common in the eastern Canadian province of Labrador, grizzly bears-often similar in color, but much larger-were believed to exist only in the western provinces. Despite a nineteenth-century explorer's account of having startled and narrowly escaped from a grizzly bear deep in the woods in Labrador, modern scientists find no physical evidence that grizzly bears have ever lived in Labrador. But recent research into the language and legends of the Innu, a people who have lived in Labrador for thousands of years, reveals that their language has words for two different kinds of bears, and their ancient legends attribute different characteristics to the two kinds of bears. Therefore, there probably were grizzly bears in Labrador, and the explorer's account probably accurately identified the bear.

50 min   558 words

In this argument, the author concludes that there were grizzly bears lived in Labrador, the eastern Canadian province, and a nineteenth-century explorer exactly met one of them in the woods in Labrador. To justify this conclusion, the author cites the recent study about language and legends of the Innu, a people who live in the region for thousands of years, which mention two different kinds of bears. Moreover, the author points out the account written by the explorer depicted his escape from a grizzly bear. At first glance, the argument seems to be somehow plausible, but close scrutiny reveals several flaws in it.

To begin with, words and ancient legends concerning about two different kinds of bears living in Labrador in the language of Innu doesn't necessarily promise there were grizzly bears in the region.（我觉地分析逻辑错误的时候是不是按照顺序来比较好？） The author simply alleges that the two kinds of bears described in Innu language are the black bears and grizzly bears. Maybe those bears mentioned in the ancient language or the legends are just two other kinds which had already died out for hundreds of years. Or even assuming there were words for grizzly bears in the language, however, it could be the one created by ancient people to serve as an indication of courage, strength or any other spirits. And there could be the possibility that Innu people saw grizzly bears in other places and included it into their language and legends. Until the author provide strong evidence to show the real existence of grizzly bear, the author's assumption that there were grizzly bear living in Labrador could not be taken seriously.

Even if it is true that grizzly bears used to live in Labrador, no promised（词性是不是错了？） could be made that in nineteenth-century they still existed in Labrador. Perhaps grizzly bears disappeared in late eighteenth century, or maybe the climate in Labrador changed too much so that the last grizzly bear moved to other area to survive.（文中结尾就是说were不是are，所以你的论据可能支持了作者） Author's failure to eliminate or even consider such possibility renders the conclusion based on it suspect.

Secondly, the author unfairly assumes what was described by the explorer really matched his experience. No evidence is showed in the passage to support it. It is totally possible that the explorer forged his confrontation with a bear deep in the woods in Labrador in order to get more attention, or even for the purpose of making more funds for his further adventure. Or perhaps he really met one bear in the woods, however, under the great horror he might mistakenly considered it as the grizzly bear which was widely described in legends and had never been identified. Either scenario, if true, would serve to undermine the assumption that there lived grizzly bears in Labrador and the explorer really met one there.

In sum, the argument is groundless as it stands. To consolidate it, the author should provide more evidence--maybe by different kinds of archeological findings concerning about the existence of grizzly bears in Labrador, such as specific skeleton remains. In addition, the author should ensure us that one kind of the bears which was described by words or legends of the Innu was grizzly bears. To better assess the argument, we need to know whether there's the possibility for the explorer to fake the experience of confronting with a bear and if it was a grizzly bear.

写的真不错！