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读写教程【第三版】第四册课文 Unit 1 原文 Unit 1 Text A Love and logic: The story of a fallacy 爱情与逻辑：谬误的故事 1 I had my first date with Polly after I made the trade with my roommate Rob. That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldnt stand the idea of being the only football player who didnt, so he made a pact that hed give me his girl in exchange for my jacket. He wasnt the brightest guy. Polly wasnt too shrewd, either. 2 But she was pretty, well-off, didnt dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup. She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer. If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition. 3 Radiant she was already. I could dispense her enough pearls of wisdom to make her well-spoken. 4 After a banner day out, I drove until we were situated under a big old oak tree on a hill off the expressway. What I had in mind was a little eccentric. I thought the venue with a perfect view of the luminous city would lighten the mood. We stayed in the car, and I turned down the stereo and took my foot off the brake pedal. What are we going to talk about? she asked. Logic. Cool, she said over her gum. The doctrine of logic, I said, is a staple of clear thinking. Failures in logic distort the truth, and some of them are well known. First lets look at the fallacy Dicto Simpliciter. Great, she agreed. Dicto Simpliciter means an unqualified generalization. For example: Exercise is good. Therefore, everybody should exercise. She nodded in agreement. I could see she was stumped. Polly, I explained, its too simple a generalization. If you have, say, heart disease or extreme obesity, exercise is bad, not good. Therefore, you must say exercise is good for most people. 12 Next is Hasty Generalization. Self-explanatory, right? Listen carefully: 读写教程【第三版】第四册课文 Unit 1 原文 You cant speak French. Rob cant speak French. Looks like nobody at this sc