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07 May 2020, 01:51
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For: Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.
Against: Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
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Archaeologists excavating an ancient Chi-Xua site found a small statue along with white-and-red striped pottery fragments and small bits of cloth in a one-room building approximately 6 meters by 5 meters. The building had a single entrance, opening to a narrow exterior porch. The building’s walls were made of local sandstone.
Select the proposition that, if true, would provide the strongest evidence For the hypothesis that the room had a residential function and select the proposition that, if true, would provide the strongest evidence Against the hypothesis. Make only two selections, one in each column.
Select the proposition that, if true, would provide the strongest evidence For the hypothesis that the room had a residential function and select the proposition that, if true, would provide the strongest evidence Against the hypothesis. Make only two selections, one in each column.
| For | Against | Statements |
| Local sandstone was rarely used for building in ancient Chi-Xua sites. | ||
| Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms. | ||
| Some Chi-Xua buildings included multiple storage rooms measuring approximately 30 square meters. | ||
| The cloth fragments did not contain the pigments commonly used in Chi-Xua ceremonial robes. | ||
| Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage. |
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For: Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.
Against: Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
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In the absence of more information about the use of sandstone in ancient Chi-Xua buildings, the fact that the building material was unusual does not, in itself, imply any particular function. This rules out the first option as the correct response for either selection. While the building in question did have an area of 30 square meters, the fact that it was a one-room building makes the third option irrelevant. Finally, even if it could be known with certainty that the bits of cloth were not part of ceremonial robes, the absence of ceremonial robes provides no evidence to suggest that the room served a residential function. Thus the fourth option is also irrelevant.
If red-and-white striped pottery was used almost exclusively for personal food storage, this strongly suggests that the room was a private space, such as a residence.
The correct answer is Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.
If nearly all of the Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms, then strong evidence of residential use would be required to accept that this building is one of the few exceptions.
The correct answer is Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
In the absence of more information about the use of sandstone in ancient Chi-Xua buildings, the fact that the building material was unusual does not, in itself, imply any particular function. This rules out the first option as the correct response for either selection. While the building in question did have an area of 30 square meters, the fact that it was a one-room building makes the third option irrelevant. Finally, even if it could be known with certainty that the bits of cloth were not part of ceremonial robes, the absence of ceremonial robes provides no evidence to suggest that the room served a residential function. Thus the fourth option is also irrelevant.
If red-and-white striped pottery was used almost exclusively for personal food storage, this strongly suggests that the room was a private space, such as a residence.
The correct answer is Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.
If nearly all of the Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms, then strong evidence of residential use would be required to accept that this building is one of the few exceptions.
The correct answer is Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
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14 May 2020, 11:42
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For:Red-and-white striped pottery was used in Chi-Xua almost exclusively for personal food storage.
Since in the passage it's written that few red and white pottery fragments are there and if the fragments were exclusively used for storing the food that clearly shows that the rooms was used for a residential function since if someone resided there then there might be people who would store there food in it and this option is amongst the best possible one from the given ones
Against: Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
Since it's clearly written in the passage that it was a single room and according to above point residential buildings had multiple rooms ,so it's clearly the opposite option
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Since in the passage it's written that few red and white pottery fragments are there and if the fragments were exclusively used for storing the food that clearly shows that the rooms was used for a residential function since if someone resided there then there might be people who would store there food in it and this option is amongst the best possible one from the given ones
Against: Nearly all Chi-Xua residential buildings had multiple rooms.
Since it's clearly written in the passage that it was a single room and according to above point residential buildings had multiple rooms ,so it's clearly the opposite option
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