Argument 1 求拍！

雨霖林

Argument 1     总觉得这篇Argu很奇特，逻辑很容易理顺 但 表达很容易单一……>_<  求拍，求指教！

Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "alean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim
River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could have crossed it only by boat, and no Palean boats have been found. Thus it follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean.


Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.


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The conclusion that Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean seems at first glance to be logical by considering that ancients can not take Palean basket to Lithos crossing a deep and broad river without a boat. However, the archaeologists fail to provide several evidences, which confirm that the river is always a barrier, the boat is indeed unavailable, and there is not any other way in which take the basket to Lithos.


Firstly, there is no evidence that the Brim River
is as deep and broad as it is now in the prehistory. It is likely that the prehistoric Brim River is a streamlet with knee-deep. In this case, residents in Palea and Lithos can communicate easily as a close neighbor by wading across the Brim River. It is even possible that the Brim River is formed in the past 50 years and there is not any barrier between Palea and Lithos at all in the prehistory. Either of the situations mentioned above can provide favorable conditions for ancients to take Palean basket to Lithos and weaken the argument seriously.

Even if the prehistoric Brim River
is deep and broad, we also need more evidence to confirm that the boat is unavailable at that time. No Palean boats have been found does not necessarily indicate that there is no boat in Palea. It is possible that most of the culture and technology is ruined by a disaster like a fire or an invasion. Besides, the archaeologists provide no evidence that there is no boat in Lithos or other nearby towns. It may be the fact that ancients in Lithos cross the river and take back the basket with their own boats.

Given that boat is not available, ancient may cross the river in other ways, for example, a bridge over the Brim River
. It is also possible that the upper reaches of the river is narrow and shallow enough for people to get across. And the Palean basket may be carried there and then the opposite side of the river and Lithos at last. Also, we can not rule out the possible that the basket may cross the river itself. For instance, a basket may fall into the river haply and then drift across the river and get Lithos.

In sum, we need to have additional information in order to illustrate what the prehistoric Brim River is like. We also need more evidence about the absence of boats. What is more, only after ruling out other possible ways the basket may get Lithos can we make the final conclusion that Palean baskets are not uniquely Palean.

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有几个句子比较拗口，例如第一句。
我今天也在写这个题目，也是第一篇，暂时只列出了提纲，开头和结尾，中间还没写，有些头大。
楼主哪天考？我6/16

雨霖林

嗯，那个句子是有点长了……
谢谢拍砖~
我5.27G

竹林中人

你想的写的还是很到位的，语言锤炼下吧