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1、1、WovenbasketsacterizedbyaparticulardistinctivepatternhavepreviouslybeenfoundonlyintheimmediatevicinityoftheprehisticvillageofPaleatherefewerebelievedtohavebeenmadeonlybythePaleanpeople.Recentlyhoweverarchaeologistsdisco

2、veredsucha“Palean“basketinLithosanancientvillageacrosstheBrimRiverfromPalea.TheBrimRiverisverydeepbroadsotheancientPaleanscouldhavecrosseditonlybyboatnoPaleanboatshavebeenfound.ThusitfollowsthatthesocalledPaleanbasketswe

3、renotuniquelyPalean.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenstrengthentheargument.2、Thefollowingappearedaspartofalettertotheeditofascientificjournal

4、.“Arecentstudyofeighteenrhesusmonkeysprovidescluesastotheeffectsofbirthderonanindividualslevelsofstimulation.Thestudyshowedthatinstimulatingsituations(suchasanencounterwithanunfamiliarmonkey)firstbninfantmonkeysproduceup

5、totwiceasmuchofthehmonectisolwhichprimesthebodyfincreasedactivitylevelsasdotheiryoungersiblings.Firstbnhumansalsoproducerelativelyhighlevelsofctisolinstimulatingsituations(suchasthereturnofaparentafteranabsence).Thestudy

6、alsofoundthatduringpregnancyfirsttimemothermonkeyshadhigherlevelsofctisolthandidthosewhohadhadseveraloffspring.“Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscussonemealternativeexplanationsthatcouldrivaltheproposedexplanationexplainhowyou

7、rexplanation(s)canplausiblyaccountfthefactspresentedintheargument.3、ThefollowingappearedasalettertotheeditfromaCentralPlazasteowner.“OverthepasttwoyearsthenumberofshoppersinCentralPlazahasbeensteadilydecreasingwhilethepo

8、pularityofskateboardinghasincreaseddramatically.ManyCentralPlazasteownersbelievethatthedecreaseintheirbusinessisduetothenumberofskateboardusersintheplaza.Therehasalsobeenadramaticincreaseintheamountoflittervalismthrougho

9、uttheplaza.ThuswerecommendthatthecityprohibitskateboardinginCentralPlaza.IfskateboardingisprohibitedherewepredictthatbusinessinCentralPlazawillreturntoitspreviouslyhighlevels.“Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestions

10、wouldneedtobeansweredindertodecidewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresult.Besuretoexplainhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatetherecommendation.4、Thefollowingappearedinaletterfromahomeownertoa

11、friend.“Ofthetwoleadingrealestatefirmsinourtown—AdamsRealtyFitchRealty—AdamsRealtyisclearlysuperi.Adamshas40realestateagentsincontrastFitchhas25manyofwhomwkonlyparttime.MeoverAdamsrevenuelastyearwastwiceashighasthatofFit

12、chincludedhomesalesthataveraged$168000comparedtoFitchs$144000.HomeslistedwithAdamssellfasteraswell:tenyearsagoIlistedmyhomewithFitchittookmethanfourmonthstoselllastyearwhenIsoldanotherhomeIlisteditwithAdamsittookonlyonem

13、onth.ThusifyouwanttosellyourhomequicklyatagoodpriceyoushoulduseAdamsRealty.““ToservethehousingneedsofourstudentsBuckinghamCollegeshouldbuildanumberofnewdmities.Buckinghamsenrollmentisgrowingbasedoncurrenttrendswilldouble

14、overthenext50yearsthusmakingexistingdmityspaceinadequate.Meovertheaveragerentfanapartmentinourtownhasriseninrecentyears.Consequentlystudentswillfinditincreasinglydifficulttoaffdoffcampushousing.Finallyattractivenewdmitie

15、swouldmakeprospectivestudentsmelikelytoenrollatBuckingham.“Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenstrengthentheargument.9、NaturesWayachainofstessel

16、linghealthfoodotherhealthrelatedproductsisopeningitsnextfranchiseinthetownofPlainsville.Thesteshouldprovetobeverysuccessful:NaturesWayfranchisestendtobemostprofitableinareaswhereresidentsleadhealthylivesclearlyPlainsvill

17、eissuchanarea.Plainsvillemerchantsreptthatsalesofrunningshoesexerciseclothingareatalltimehighs.Thelocalhealthclubhasmemembersthanevertheweighttrainingaerobicsclassesarealwaysfull.FinallyPlainsvillesschoolchildrenrepresen

18、tanewgenerationofpotentialcustomers:theseschoolchildrenarerequiredtoparticipateinafitnessflifeprogramwhichemphasizesthebenefitsofregularexerciseatanearlyage.Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedunstatedassumptionsofth

19、eargument.Besuretoexplainhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionswhattheimplicationsareftheargumentiftheassumptionsproveunwarranted.10、TwentyyearsagoDr.FieldanotedanthropologistvisitedtheislofTertia.Usinganobservationcent

20、eredapproachtostudyingTertiancultureheconcludedfromhisobservationsthatchildreninTertiawererearedbyanentirevillageratherthanbytheirownbiologicalparents.RecentlyanotheranthropologistDr.Karpvisitedthegroupofislsthatincludes

21、Tertiausedtheinterviewcenteredmethodtostudychildrearingpractices.IntheinterviewsthatDr.Karpconductedwithchildrenlivinginthisgroupofislsthechildrenspentmuchmetimetalkingabouttheirbiologicalparentsthanaboutotheradultsinthe

22、village.Dr.KarpdecidedthatDr.FieldsconclusionaboutTertianvillageculturemustbeinvalid.SomeanthropologistsrecommendthattoobtainaccurateinfmationonTertianchildrearingpracticesfutureresearchonthesubjectshouldbeconductedviath

23、einterviewcenteredmethod.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredindertodecidewhethertherecommendationtheargumentonwhichitisbasedarereasonable.Besuretoexplainhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhel

24、ptoevaluatetherecommendation.11、ThecouncilofMapleCountyconcernedaboutthecountysbecomingoverdevelopedisdebatingaproposedmeasurethatwouldpreventthedevelopmentofexistingfarmlinthecounty.Butthecouncilisalsoconcernedthatsucha

25、restrictionbylimitingthesupplyofnewhousingcouldleadtosignificantincreasesinthepriceofhousinginthecounty.ProponentsofthemeasurenotethatChestnutCountyestablishedasimilarmeasuretenyearsagoitshousingpriceshaveincreasedonlymo