【正文】 by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. However, my recent interviews with children living in the group of islands that includes Tertia show that these children spend much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village. This research of mine proves that Dr. Field39。s conclusion about Tertian village culture is invalid and thus that the observationcentered approach to studying cultures is invalid as well. The interviewcentered method that my team of graduate students is currently using in Tertia will establish a much more accurate understanding of childrearing traditions there and in other island cultures.Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.24 A recently issued twentyyear study on headaches suffered by the residents of Mentia investigated the possible therapeutic effect of consuming salicylates. Salicylates are members of the same chemical family as aspirin, a medicine used to treat headaches. Although many foods are naturally rich in salicylates, foodprocessing panies also add salicylates to foods as preservatives. The twentyyear study found a correlation between the rise in the mercial use of salicylates and a steady decline in the average number of headaches reported by study participants. At the time when the study concluded, foodprocessing panies had just discovered that salicylates can also be used as flavor additives for foods, and, as a result, many panies plan to do so. Based on these study results, some health experts predict that residents of Mentia will suffer even fewer headaches in the future.Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the prediction and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the prediction.25 The following was written as a part of an application for a smallbusiness loan by a group of developers in the city of Monroe.A jazz music club in Monroe would be a tremendously profitable enterprise. Currently, the nearest jazz club is 65 miles away。 thus, the proposed new jazz club in Monroe, the CNote, would have the local market all to itself. Plus, jazz is extremely popular in Monroe: over 100,000 people attended Monroe39。s annual jazz festival last summer。 several wellknown jazz musicians live in Monroe。 and the highestrated radio program in Monroe is 39。Jazz Nightly,39。 which airs every weeknight at 7 . Finally, a nationwide study indicates that the typical jazz fan spends close to $1,000 per year on jazz entertainment.Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.26 The following appeared in the summary of a study on headaches suffered by the residents of Mentia.Salicylates are members of the same chemical family as aspirin, a medicine used to treat headaches. Although many foods are naturally rich in salicylates, for the past several decades, foodprocessing panies have also been adding salicylates to foods as preservatives. This rise in the mercial use of salicylates has been found to correlate with a steady decline in the average number of headaches reported by participants in our twentyyear study. Recently, foodprocessing panies have found that salicylates can also be used as flavor additives for foods. With this new use for salicylates, we can expect a continued steady decline in the number of headaches suffered by the average citizen of Mentia.Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.27 The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.Commuters plain that increased rushhour traffic on Blue Highway between the suburbs and the city center has doubled their muting time. The favored proposal of the motorists39。 lobby is to widen the highway, adding an additional lane of traffic. But last year39。s addition of a lane to the nearby Green Highway was followed by a worsening of traffic jams on it. A better alternative is to add a bicycle lane to Blue Highway. Many area residents are keen bicyclists. A bicycle lane would encourage them to use bicycles to mute, and so would reduce rushhour traffic rather than fostering an increase.Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.28 The following appeared in the summary of a study on headaches suffered by the residents of Mentia.Salicylates are members of the same chemical family as aspirin, a medicine used to treat headaches. Although many foods are naturally rich in salicylates, for the past several decades, foodprocessing panies have also been adding salicylates to foods as preservatives. This rise in the mercial use of salicylates has been found to correlate with a steady decline in the average number of headaches reported by participants in our twentyyear study. Recently, foodprocessing panies have found that salicylates can also be used as flavor additives for foods. With this new use for salicylates, we can expect a continued steady dec