首页
登录
职称英语
An assumption is something taken for granted. Everyone makes assumptions--you
An assumption is something taken for granted. Everyone makes assumptions--you
游客
2025-01-09
20
管理
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. [br] The author’s attitude toward Sophocles’s statement is ______.
选项
A、positive
B、negative
C、neutral
D、not mentioned
答案
B
解析
观点态度题。文章最后对Sophocles的假设进行分析,最后一句话点明了作者的态度,即“Once we articulate these assumptions, we might disagree”,由此可见,作者不同意这个观点。因此,正确答案为B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3905439.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Hi,everyone.Welcometothischatsessionaboutgambling.O
[originaltext]Hi,everyone.Welcometothischatsessionaboutgambling.O
[originaltext]Hi,everyone.Welcometothischatsessionaboutgambling.O
[originaltext]Hi,everyone.Welcometothischatsessionaboutgambling.O
EveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault(断层),whichconstantlythreatens
EveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault(断层),whichconstantlythreatens
Anassumptionissomethingtakenforgranted.Everyonemakesassumptions--you
InEnglish,"vis"bearsthemeaningof"tolookatsomething"andcanbecombine
BurialCustomsinAncientEgyptEveryoneburnsfatdi
BurialCustomsinAncientEgyptEveryoneburnsfatdi
随机试题
[originaltext]Todaylet’stalkaboutsocialnetworking.Firstlet’stalkab
无机结合料稳定碎石,当公称最大粒径为19mm时,四档备料I要求一、二、三、四档规
女性,2岁。高热,面红气粗,频繁呕吐,神昏谵语,惊厥3次,舌红绛苔黄干,脉弦有力
尿液呈酱油色见于A.急性肾炎 B.肝细胞性黄疸 C.慢性肾炎 D.阻塞性黄
母乳喂养早吸吮的合理时间为A:生后即可 B:生后4小时 C:生后8小时 D
图解分析法用赤平极射投影不可分析()。 A.确定边坡结构的稳定类型 B.边
编制管理必须坚持( )的原则。加强公安编制管理的规范化建设,要切实加强公安专项
如果识别出被审计单位违反法律法规的行为,下列各项程序中,注册会计师应当实施的有(
(五) 背景资料 某施工单位承建一双线铁路A标段工程,本标段自起点向终点的工
PR间期固定,但部分P波后无QRS波群见于A.一度房室传导阻滞 B.二度I型房
最新回复
(
0
)