菜鸟argu求各路高人斧正

xlr1993

Palean basket，应该是题库第一篇。462 words，水平不够木有现实而且有查词典。
通过了Office Word的语法测试，除了Palea那个词他不识别。。。
求各位不吝拍砖越狠越好- -
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While it may be true that the so-called Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean, this author’s argument does not make a cogent case for the controversy as mentioned.   It is easy to understand the doubt of archaeologists who discovered Palean basket in Lithos, however, this arguments is rife with holes and assumptions, and thus, not strong enough to testify the conclusion.
The author mentions that there is a river between Palea and Lithos which is very deep and broad, so he deduces that it is difficult for ancient Palean people to pass through it especially without a boat.  But the reason is not so persuasive because the river may not exist in the age in which Palea live.  For example, Asian and America are now separated by the Bering Strait but were connected with each other by lands millions of years ago.  Therefore it is probable that the river separating the two villages was adequate shallow and narrow for Palea to make a crossing by swimming or wading.  In this case, baskets would be easily carried to Lithos and the argument does not be supported.  Furthermore, even if the river did exist in period that Palea lived and was too deep or wide to cross without boats or bridges, possibilities of crossing the stream without instruments are still occur.  If the village located in Temperate Zone or Frigid Zone, rivers in which would freeze in winter, then walking on the ice surface to reach another hamlet is not a hard nut to crack for Palean people.  Therefore, the argument is unconvincing unless the author perfectly explains uncertainties as mentioned.
Besides, the argument then indicates that the basket found in Lithos should not be made by Palea because scientists have not discovered or testified that Palea did arrive here.  This conjecture actually requires an assumption that the basket must be taken by Palean people instead of other races.  Thus logical deficiencies appear.  As we know that wars between different countries or races were not rare whether in ancient ages or modern society.  Victors of the war always snatches a number of trophies from the vanquished, an example of which is those Greek or Asian cultural relics displayed in the British Museum.  So the probability that people living in Lithos invaded Palea village and seized woven baskets cannot be excluded until relevant evidences are discovered, which makes the argument questionable.
In a nutshell, the argument is not reliable as it stands.  To make it more believable the author should carefully research the geographic locations and climates of the area, especially the prehistoric one, in order to preclude red herrings.  Meanwhile the author should better substantiate the real carrier of the basket to avoid the situation that the basket was schlepped by people except Palea.
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xlr1993

谢谢斑竹的宝贵意见

竹林中人

关于第二点，可以还提一下的是，没有发现boat，可能不是没有boat，而是时代久远，boat都腐化了。第三点，我觉得提出通过间接贸易获得这种可能性比战争要好
anyway，you‘ve done a good job。加油