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05 Jul 2014, 14:44
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A :Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could have crossed it only by boat, and no Palean boats have been found. Thus it follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean.
Answer :
The above argument is flawed for a number of reasons. It falsely assumes that since Palean baskets were only found in places around Palea, that the baskets with Palean features found in Lithos could not actually be Palean.
The argument fails to shed any light on the true origin of the Palean baskets. It is only based on vague information that the aforementioned baskets were Palean because they were found in the vicinity of Palea. Moreover, the fact that Palea was a prehistoric village strengthens the possibility that such baskets could have been found in locations apart from Palea and Lithos. This means that these baskets could be made by others who weren't from Palea, and the baskets would have also spread to various lands, far from Palea and Lithos. This makes it unclear if the baskets with their distinctive mark were originally Palean, casting a shadow of doubt over their historic connection with Palea.
The argument also makes a false assumption that the baskets in Lithos could have only come from Palea. Since it is quite possible that the baskets could have spread to various places during Palea's history, they could have easily come to Lithos from any other village. This makes it clear that it is not relevant if Palean boats were used in the transportation of the baskets to Lithos, since they could be transported any other way, from various lands.
Finally, the argument also falsely considers that only Palean boats could have been used to transport the baskets across the river. Lithos being an ancient village,is equally capable of sending boats up the Brim River and procuring baskets from Palea back to Lithos. Even if the baskets were not transported by boats, the argument does not provide substantial evidence to justify the claim that the baskets found in Lithos were not uniquely Palean
Answer :
The above argument is flawed for a number of reasons. It falsely assumes that since Palean baskets were only found in places around Palea, that the baskets with Palean features found in Lithos could not actually be Palean.
The argument fails to shed any light on the true origin of the Palean baskets. It is only based on vague information that the aforementioned baskets were Palean because they were found in the vicinity of Palea. Moreover, the fact that Palea was a prehistoric village strengthens the possibility that such baskets could have been found in locations apart from Palea and Lithos. This means that these baskets could be made by others who weren't from Palea, and the baskets would have also spread to various lands, far from Palea and Lithos. This makes it unclear if the baskets with their distinctive mark were originally Palean, casting a shadow of doubt over their historic connection with Palea.
The argument also makes a false assumption that the baskets in Lithos could have only come from Palea. Since it is quite possible that the baskets could have spread to various places during Palea's history, they could have easily come to Lithos from any other village. This makes it clear that it is not relevant if Palean boats were used in the transportation of the baskets to Lithos, since they could be transported any other way, from various lands.
Finally, the argument also falsely considers that only Palean boats could have been used to transport the baskets across the river. Lithos being an ancient village,is equally capable of sending boats up the Brim River and procuring baskets from Palea back to Lithos. Even if the baskets were not transported by boats, the argument does not provide substantial evidence to justify the claim that the baskets found in Lithos were not uniquely Palean
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