老张做笔记——DAY16

2017年2月15日，希望能够每天通过简书输出一些当天阅读、总结的东西，包括中文的、英文的、整段文字、一个句子、一个句型、甚至是一个作文题目的提纲、一个透彻的论证思路等等。希望能与大家一起交流、共同成长，如果成长做不到最起码希望能够督促自己每天主动去阅读且输出。如果自己能够再幸运一点的话，希望得到前辈的指点（真心求拍砖！）。祝愿社交化的学习能让我们彼此成长，长成我们期待的样子。

DAY16

作文

2、The following appeared as part of a letter to the editor of a scientific journal.

"A recent study of eighteen rhesus monkeys provides clues as to the effects of birth order on an individual's levels of stimulation. The study showed that in stimulating situations (such as an encounter with an unfamiliar monkey), firstborn infant monkeys produce up to twice as much of the hormone cortisol, which primes the body for increased activity levels, as do their younger siblings. Firstborn humans also produce relatively high levels of cortisol in stimulating situations (such as the return of a parent after an absence). The study also found that during pregnancy, first-time mother monkeys had higher levels of cortisol than did those who had had several offspring."

Write a response in which you discuss one or more alternative explanations that could rival the proposed explanation and explain how your explanation(s) can plausibly account for the facts presented in the argument.

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1、eighteen rhesus monkeys 这18只猴子是否有代表性，样本数量是否足够，

2、做实验用的是猴子，怎么证明人类也有同样的现象。

3、即使是人类生育的第一胎也有很高的cortisol含量，也不能证明他别之后生的胎儿更高。

lobotomy:medical：an operation in which part of the brain is cut in order to treat some mental disorders; surgical severance of nerves

senility:the quality or state of being senile; specifically: the physical and mental infirmity of old age

valorize：to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action

melancholy:a sad mood or feeling;an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression

freak:a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind; a whimsical quality or disposition; capricious action or event

Similarly, you should value convictions so highly that you embrace them only when you have sufficient knowledge to do so and that you modify them whenever intellectual honesty requires.

To admit you don't know something shows good sense, restraint, and intellectual honesty. These are not weaknesses but strengths.

The admission of ignorance is the essential first step toward knowledge.

Because assuming stifles curiosity and guessing denies the importance of evidence, neither is likely to lead to knowledge.