首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
An assumption is something taken for granted. Everyone makes assumptions--you have to in order to say anything. As a critical re
An assumption is something taken for granted. Everyone makes assumptions--you have to in order to say anything. As a critical re
admin
2010-04-28
67
问题
An assumption is something taken for granted. Everyone makes assumptions--you have to in order to say anything. As a critical reader, you need to determine what the assumption is and then decide whether you agree or disagree with the assumption. Once you decide, your attitude toward the argument will change. Careful, honest writers know what their assumptions are and lay the most important ones out for all to judge. Hidden assumptions may be all right for humor or fairly harmless in topical journalism, but they can be dangerous in serious written argument. Important assumptions should be explicit and detailed, for then the reader can judge their validity. If you do not agree with a writer’s assumptions, then you will never agree with his/her arguments,
As indicated above, an assumption is a belief that we take for granted as a basis for an assertion, All kinds of statements rely on assumptions--questions, commands, promises, and assertions. The simple command "Pass the salt" is based on several assumptions, including that the salt can be passed, that you can pass it, and that I have the right to ask you to pass it. Some assumptions are unexpressed. We would be the joke of the neighbourhood if we went around articulating our assumptions every time we asked someone to pass the salt. We get into trouble, however, when we fail to recognize important assumptions that subtly guide our thoughts. Sophocles said, "Reason is God’s crowning gift to man." A statement like this seems innocent enough. When we think about it, we easily recognize that he was basing the statement on two major assumptions: (1) that man has a mind, and (2) that God exists. Hidden in the statement, however, are some subtle assumptions that we may or may not support, including; (1) God is a personal force capable of making a gift; (2) reason is a more important gift than heart, soul, or body; and (3) woman’s mind is not a gift of God. Once we articulate these assumptions, we might disagree. (339)
Assumptions are important for critical readers because they can help readers to ______.
选项
A、grasp the topic exactly
B、understand the argument passage exactly
C、evaluate the argument passage
D、compare the argument passage with similar argument passages
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。本题题干出现了一个关键的词语“critical readers”,根据这个词语,找到第一段第三句、第四句“As a critical reader,you need to determine what the assumption is and then decide whether you agree or disagree with the assumption.Once you decide,your attitude toward the argument will change.”这两句话表明,假设能帮助读者对文章的观点做出评判。因此,正确答案为C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bRqO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Afteradecades-longsearchforamanageablebalancebetweenmotherhoodandcareer,agroupofAmericanwomenhavefoundworkin
Transportationisthemovementorconveyingofpersonsandgoodsfromonelocationtoanother.Ashumanbeings,fromancienttim
TheMBAboominChinaisincloseconnectionwithitsincreasingmarketdemands.JudgingfromtheemploymentopportunitiesofMB
Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisourbuilt-in【B1】______predispositiontoexpand
A、Becausesheisasuccessfulcross-culturalnovelist.B、BecauseshehasneverbeentoGermanybefore.C、Becausethisisthepla
Icryeasily.IonceburstintotearswhenthecurtaincamedownontheKirovBallet’s"SwanLake".Istillchokeupeverytime
A、Anearthquake.B、Aheavystorm.C、Theeruptionofavolcano.D、Theseasonalwind.A
AMERICARES’firstairlifttoIndiainresponsetothetsunamihasarrivedinChennai,carrying36tonsofmedicines,medicalequ
Inanaturaldisaster--ahurricane,flood,tornado,volcaniceruption,orothercalamity--minutesandevensecondsofwarnin
Icryeasily.IonceburstintotearswhenthecurtaincamedownontheKirovBallet’s"SwanLake".Istillchokeupeverytime
随机试题
任何美的东西的美,都随着人们对现实的审美关系的变化而变化。当美的东西与人处在某种关系当中,它是美的;处在另外的关系当中,它就可能不美或是另一种美。例如西湖.当晴光潋滟或是山雨空蒙的时候,条件不同,它就具有不同的美。又如杜甫写到:“好雨知时节,当春乃发生。随
肺气肿病人的
出让合同上载明的权利、义务不随土地使用权的转让而转移给新的受让人。()
在我国,以伊斯兰教为主要信仰的少数民族有()。
人们不喜欢丢掉自己的原有“地盘”,不喜欢丢面子。他们往往陷入一种思想陷阱,也就是经济学家所说的“沉没成本”,它指一种时间和金钱的投资,只有在产品销售成功后才可顺利回收。在英语国家中,也被称为“将钱掉进排水沟里”。这段文字意在告诉我们()。
根据我国现行宪法和有关组织法的规定,下列关于我国现行立法体制权限划分的表述不正确的是()。
A.条件(1)充分,但条件(2)不充分。B.条件(2)充分,但条件(1)不充分。C.条件(1)和(2)单独都不充分,但条件(1)和条件(2)联合起来充分。D.条件(1)充分,条件(2)也充分。E.条件(1)和(2)单独都不充分,条件(1)和条件(2
AirPollutionAirpollutionconsistsofchemicalsorparticlesintheair/thatcanharmthehealthofhumans,animals,and
A.printedB.somewhatC.sourceD.gatherE.competitionF.failsG.purposeH
Itisgenerallyacceptedthatoldpeopleshouldhaveashareintherewardsformaterialandculturaladvancementstowhichthey
最新回复
(
0
)