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suffer 9 times more chronic fatigue and 31 times more chronic depression than do people living on the continent of Asia. Interestingly, Asians, on average, eat 20 grams of soy per day, whereas North Americans eat virtually none. It turns out that soy contains phytochemicals called isoflavones, which have been found to possess diseasepreventing properties. Thus, North Americans should consider eating soy on a regular basis as a way of preventing fatigue and depression. ? 最近的研究表明生活在北美大陸的人們比亞洲大陸的人們多出 9倍的長期疲勞和 31倍多的慢性抑郁 。 議論文 Contents ? What is argumentation and persuasion何為論證與說服 ? Strategies for using argumentation and persuasion使用論證與說服的策略 ? What Argumentation Is所謂論證就是 ? It is a logical way of essay development by which the writer tries to convince readers or other people of the soundness of a particular opinion on a controversial issue. It tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind or behavior, and to approve a policy or a course of action that it proposes. ? Speeches on policies, editorials of newspapers, articles on political or theoretical questions, and various proposals are often 關(guān)政策的演講,報紙的編輯,政論或者理論問題的文章,及各種建議通常是要進行議論的。 Argumentation ? The purpose of argumentation議論的目的 ? Persuade reasonable people to agree with the opinion說服理性的人們同意(作者的)觀點 ? Defend an opinion, to establish its validity even if others cannot be persuaded to agree守護一個觀點,即使其他人不能被說服同意的時候也能建立該觀點的效力 ? Attack some opinion you believe to be misguided, untrue, or evil, without necessarily offering an alternative of your own攻擊你確信是誤導的,不真實的或者邪惡的某一觀點,這時沒有必要提供你自己的替代觀點(論證他錯就 OK至于正確的是什么樣子可以不管) A good argumentation 好的議論 ? A debatable point有爭論的點 ? Sufficient evidence充足的論據(jù) ? Good logic良好的邏輯 ? An honest and friendly attitude誠實友好的態(tài)度 A debatable point ? Mere statements of facts僅僅評論事實 ? Statements of personal preference個人經(jīng)歷的評論 ? Viewpoints that are generally accepted or can