第三部分(我和POLLY).docx

第三部分男主：I Polly: P第一幕P :Gee, that was a delish dinner and a marvy movie,I had a sensaysh time,I: Poll ,tonight we are going over to the Knoll and talk.”P:“Oo, terrif,”. “What are we going to talk about?” I:“LogicP:Magnif,I:Logic,is the science of thinking. Before we can think correctly, we must first learn to recognize the common fallacies of logic. These we will take up tonight.”P“:Wow-dow!”I:“First let us examine the fallacy called Dicto Simpliciter.”P:“By all means,I “Dicto Simpliciter means an argument based on an unqualified generalization. For example: Exercise is good. Therefore everybody should exercise.”P:“I agree,I mean exercise is wonderful. I mean it builds the body and everything.”I:“Polly, (温柔地）the argument is a fallacy. Exercise is good is an unqualified generalization. For instance, if you have heart disease, exercise is bad, not good. Many people are ordered by their doctors not to exercise. You must qualify the generalization. You must say exercise is usually good, or exercise is good for most people. Otherwise you have committed a Dicto Simpliciter. Do you see?”P:“No,But this is marvy. Do more! Do more!”I:“It will be better if you stop tugging at my sleeve,” (过了一会儿）Next we take up a fallacy called Hasty Generalization. Listen carefully: You can’t speak French. Petey Bellows can’t speak French. I must therefore conclude that nobody at the University of Minnesota can speak French.”P:“Really?“Nobody?”I :“Polly, it’s a fallacy. The generalization is reached too hastily. There are too few instances to support such a conclusion.”P:“Know any more fallacies?This is more fun than dancing even.”I:Next comes Post Hoc. Listen to this: Let’s not take Bill on our picnic. Every time we take him out with us, it rains.”P:“I know somebody just like that,” “A girl back home—Eula Becker, her name is. It never fails. Every single time we take her on a picnic—”I:“Polly,”“it’s a fallacy. Eula Becker doesn’t cause the rain. She has no connection with the rain. You are