love_is_a_fallacy---part__3_课文分析.ppt

* (paras.109-114) Hypothesis Contrary to Fact (paras.115-124) Poisoning the Well Section IV (Paras. 125-154): the ending of the story: backfiring of all the arguments (paras.125-152) The quarrel between the boy and the girl. (climax especially paras. 147--150) (paras.153-154) Modulation (the falling action) Hypothesis Contrary to Fact Hypothesis contrary to fact: draw any supportable conclusion from a hypothesis that is not true. (事实相反的假设:不合逻辑的推理) If Madame Curie had not happened to leave a photographic plate in a drawer with a chunk of pitchblende ,the world today would not know about radium. E.g. 1. If I had studied hard, I would definitely have passed the test. 2. I taught you logic. So, if I hadn’t taught you logic, you never would have learned logic at all. Poisoning the Well Poisoning the well: has hamstrung one’s opponent. (投毒下井:事先否定对方) or speaking “against the man” rather than the issue , in which the premises may only make a personal attack on a person who holds some thesis, instead of offering grounds showing why what he says is false. My opponent is a notorious liar. You can’t believe a word that he is going to say. E.g. 1. Don’t listen to him. He is scoundrel. 2. You may argue that God doesnt exist, but you are just following a fad. 3.We should discount what Premier Klein says about taxation because he wont be hurt by the increase. Dobie Gillis （the narrator） Polly Espy (the girl) Declaration of love to Polly Petey Burch Promised to be his GF A raccoon coat Refuted all his arguments as logical fallacies. 1. “Sounds yummy,” was Polly’s reaction. (Para.110) yummy: (American colloquialism) echoic of a sound made in expressing pleasure at a taste; very tasty; delectable Sounds fine 2.“Did you see the movie? Oh, it just knocked me out. That Walter Pidgeon is so dreamy. I mean he fractures me.” (Para.112) excellent,