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1、Unit 1TextA > ReadingindetailReadthetextindetail.YoucanrefertoTranslationandLanguagePointswhennecessary.·play··stop·mute··maxvolume00:0000:00·A+ ·A- ·Languagepoints ·TranslationLoveandlogic:Thestoryofa fallacy1Ihadmyfirstdatewith Polly afterImadethetradewithmyroommate Rob. Thatyeareveryguyonc
2、ampushadaleatherjacket,andRobcouldn'tstandtheideaofbeingtheonlyfootballplayerwhodidn't,sohemadea pact thathe'dgivemehisgirlinexchangeformyjacket. Hewasn'tthebrightestguy.Pollywasn'ttoo shrewd,either.2 Butshewaspretty, well-off,didn't dye herhairstrangecolorsorweartoomuch makeup. Shehadtherigh
3、tbackgroundtobethegirlfriendofadogged,brilliantlawyer. IfIcouldshowthe elite lawfirmsIappliedtothatIhada radiant,well-spoken counterpart bymyside,Ijustmightedgepastthecompetition.3 "Radiant"shewasalready. Icoulddispenseherenough pearlsofwisdomtomakeher"well-spoken".4 Aftera banner dayout,Idro
4、veuntilwewere situated underabigoldoaktreeonahilloffthe expressway. WhatIhadinmindwasalittleeccentric. Ithoughtthe venue withaperfectviewofthe luminouscitywouldlightenthemood. Westayedinthecar,andIturneddownthe stereo andtookmyfootoffthebrake pedal. "Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?"sheasked.5"Logi
5、c."6 "Cool,"shesaidoverher gum.7 "Thedoctrineoflogic,"Isaid,"isa staple ofclearthinking.Failuresinlogic distort thetruth,andsomeofthemarewellknown.Firstlet'slookatthefallacy DictoSimpliciter."8"Great,"sheagreed.9"DictoSimplicitermeansanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forexample:Exerciseisgood.There
6、fore,everybodyshouldexercise."10Shenoddedinagreement.11 Icouldseeshewas stumped. "Polly,"Iexplained,"it'stoosimpleageneralization. Ifyouhave,say,heartdiseaseorextremeobesity,exerciseisbad,notgood. Therefore,youmustsayexerciseisgoodformostpeople."12 "Nextis HastyGeneralization.Self-explanatory
7、,right? Listencarefully:Youcan'tspeakFrench.Robcan'tspeakFrench.LookslikenobodyatthisschoolcanspeakFrench."13"Really?"saidPolly,amazed."Nobody?"14"Thisisalsoafallacy,"Isaid."Thegeneralizationisreachedtoohastily.Toofewinstancessupportsuchaconc