[Big Fish]03月06日Argue——By sunny球

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT81 - Allergies are an overreaction of the immune system to certain stimuli. One view is that allergies can develop as the result of childhood exposure to certain irritants, such as dust or animal dander, while the immune system is not yet mature. Another view is that exposure to particular bacteria early in childhood actually triggers the proper development of the immune system, and that limiting exposure to these bacteria through excessive hygiene can cause children's immune systems to overreact to certain irritants later on. A new study supports the second view: children who are washed especially frequently and whose parents clean their homes especially frequently are more likely to develop allergies than are other children. So in order to reduce the incidence of allergies in children and adults, parents should not limit children's exposure to irritants or bacteria.


In this argument, the author concludes that parents should not limit children's exposure to bacteria in order to reduce the allergies. To justify this claim, the arguer cites a study about more probability to develop allergy resulted from excessive hygiene. However, the argument suffers from several fallacies such as vague definition and incomplete thought during the study.

First of all, the author does not give the accurate definition of excessive hygiene and simply equates it with frequent wash and home cleaning. Without telling us how many times do children actually wash themselves per week as well as parents clean their homes, we cannot come to the conclusion that these hygienic manners are excessive.

In addition, even if the children and parents do limit exposure to bacteria through excessive hygiene, it is unfair to indicate that it is the only factor that causes overreaction of children's immune systems. To be more specific, the arguer fails to inform us the detail of the study and the quantity of the samples who do the survey. It is entirely possible that the total amount of children in the study is too small to constitute a representative sample. Or perhaps the children who wash themselves often usually take active parts in school activities, which make them more likely to be exposed to bacteria and thus get allergy more easily. Without accounting for other alternative explanations as well as lacking information about children who do the study, the author can not convince me that excessive hygiene is the only factor for the allergy of children.

Furthermore, even if the conclusions above are valid, it is still necessary for parents to limit children's exposure to irritants and bacteria to some extant. Excessive exposing to bacteria does harm to children and may cause serious allergy, so proper protection is essential. What’s more, the arguer fails to provide further study of adults, as the physique and living habits of adults are quite different from children, the similar causes do not suffice to ensure similar results.

As it stands, the argument for reducing the allergy through not limiting children’s exposure to bacteria is not well reasoned. To make it logically acceptable, the arguer would have to provide more information about the physique and living habits of both children and adults.

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In this argument, the author concludes that parents should not limit children's exposure to bacteria in order to reduce the allergies. To justify this claim, the arguer cites a study about more probability to develop allergy resulted from excessive hygiene. However, the argument suffers from several fallacies such as vague definition and incomplete thought during the study.

First of all, the author does not give the accurate definition of excessive hygiene and simply equates it with frequent wash and home cleaning. Without telling us how many times do children actually wash themselves per week as well as parents clean their homes, we cannot come to the conclusion that these hygienic manners are excessive.

In addition, even if the children and parents do limit exposure to bacteria through excessive hygiene, it is unfair to indicate that it is the only factor that causes overreaction of children's immune systems. To be more specific, the arguer fails to inform us the detail of the study and the quantity of the samples who do the survey. It is entirely possible that the total amount of children in the study is too small to constitute a representative sample. Or perhaps the children who wash themselves often usually take active parts in school activities, which make them more likely to be exposed to bacteria and thus get allergy more easily. Without accounting for other alternative explanations as well as lacking information about children who do the study, the author can not convince me that excessive hygiene is the only factor for the allergy of children.

Furthermore, even if the conclusions above are valid, it is still necessary(unnecessary) for parents to limit children's exposure to irritants and bacteria to some extant. Excessive exposing to bacteria does harm to children and may cause serious allergy, so proper protection is essential. What’s more, the arguer fails to provide further study of adults, as the physique and living habits of adults are quite different from children, the similar causes do not suffice to ensure similar results.

As it stands, the argument for reducing the allergy through not limiting children’s exposure to bacteria is not well reasoned. To make it logically acceptable, the arguer would have to provide more information about the physique and living habits of both children and adults.

没什么建议，写的很好。逻辑很清楚，攻击的也很到位。就是有个单词错了。