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1LoveisaFallacy[American]MaxShulma2MainCharactersDobieGillis--------------LuoXiaodongPeteyBurch-------------ZhangMinanPollyEspy--------------WuJiayuanSettingCampusofaLawSchool3TheFirstSceneDormitoryOneafternoonPollyfoundPeteylyingonhisbedwithanexpressionofsuchdistressonhisfacethatheimmediatelydiagnosedappendicitis.D:“Don’tmove”,“Don’ttakealaxative.I’llgetadoctor.”Pe:“Raccoon,”(hemumbledthickly.)D:“Raccoon?”(pausinginmyflight).Pe:“Iwantaraccooncoat,”(hewailed.)D:“Whydoyouwantaraccooncoat?”Pe:“Ishouldhaveknownit,”(hecried,poundinghistemples.)“Ishouldhaveknownthey’dcomebackwhentheCharlestoncameback.LikeafoolIspentallmymoneyfortextbooks,andnowIcan’tgetaraccooncoat.”D:“Canyoumeanthatpeopleareactuallywearingraccooncoatsagain?”Pe:“AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where’veyoubeen?”D:“Inthelibrary,”(Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom.)“I’vegottohavearaccooncoat,”(hesaidpassionately).“I’vegotto!”D:“Petey,why?Lookatitrationally.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.Theysmellbad.Theyweightoomuch.They’reunsightly.They—”Pe:“Youdon’tunderstand,”(heinterruptedimpatiently).“It’sthethingtodo.Don’tyouwanttobeintheswim?”D:“No,”Pe:“Well,Ido”,“I’dgiveanythingforaraccooncoat.Anything!”D:“Anything?”(lookingathimnarrowly.)Pe:“Anything,”(affirmedinringingtones.)D:“Petey,”“areyouinlovewithPollyEspy?”Pe:“Ithinkshe’sakeenkid,”“butIdon’tknowifyou’dcallitlove.Why?”4D:“Doyou,”“haveanykindofformalarrangementwithher?Imeanareyougoingsteadyoranythinglikethat?”Pe:“No.Weseeeachotherquiteabit,butwebothhaveotherdates.Why?”D:“Isthereanyothermanforwhomshehasaparticularfondness?”Pe:“NotthatIknowof.Why?”D:(Inoddedwithsatisfaction.)“Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen.Isthatright?”Pe:“Iguessso.Whatareyougettingat?”D:“Nothing,nothing,”(saidinnocentlyandtookmysuitcaseoutthecloset.)Pe:“Whereareyougoing?”D:“Homeorweekend.”(threwafewthingsintothebag.)Pe:“Listen,”(clutchingmyarmeagerly,)“whileyou’rehome,youcouldn’tgetsomemoneyfromyouroldman,couldyou,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraccooncoat?”D:“Imaydobetterthanthat,”(withamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.)DobiegotbackMondaymorningD:“Look,”(threwopenthesuitcase）Pe:“HolyToledo!”(Heplungedhishandsintotheraccooncoatandthenhisface.)“HolyToledo!”(repeated)D:“Wouldyoulikeit?”Pe:“Ohyes!”(clutchingthegreasypelttohim.Thenacannylookcameintohiseyes.)“Whatdoyouwantforit?”D:“Yourgirl.”Pe:“Polly?”(saidinahorrifiedwhisper.)“YouwantPolly?”D:“That’sright.”Pe:(Heflungthecoatfromhim.)“Never,”(stoutly.)D:(shrugged.)“Okay.Ifyoudon’twanttobeintheswim,Iguessit’syourbusiness.”(Dobiesatdowninachairandpretendedtoreadabook,butoutofthecornerofhiseyehekeptwatchingPetey.Peteywasatornman.Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpressionofawaifatabakerywindow.Thenheturnedawayandsethisjawresolutely.Thenhelookedbackatthecoat,5withevenmorelonginginhisface.Thenheturnedaway,butwithnotsomuchresolutionthistime.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.Finallyhedidn’tturnawayatall;hejuststoodandstaredwithmadlustatthecoat.)Pe:“Itisn’tasthoughIwasinlovewithPolly,”“Orgoingsteadyoranythinglikethat.”D:“That’sright,”Pe:“What’sPollytome,ormetoPolly?”D:“Notathing,”Pe:“It’sjustbeenacasualkick—justafewlaughs,that’sall.”D:“Tryonthecoat,”(Hecomplied.Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydowntohisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraccoons.)Pe:“Fitsfine,”D:(rosefrommychair.)“Isitadeal?”(extendingmyhand.)Pe:(swallowed.)“It’sadeal,”(shookmyhand.)TheSecondSceneKnollPollywasabeautiful、charmingandgraciousgirlwitherectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearingandexquisitetablemanners.However,shewasnotintelligent.SoDobiedecidedtogivePollylogiclessonsinordertomakeherlearntothink.Thus,Pollywouldbeaperfectwifeforhim.D:“Poll,tonightwearegoingovertotheKnollandtalk.”Po:“Oh,terrif,”(WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak,andshelookedatmeexpectantly.)Po:“Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?”D:“Logic.”Po:(Shethoughtthisoverforaminuteanddecidedshelikedit).“Magnif,”D:“Logicisthescienceofthinking.Beforewecanthinkcorrectly,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethecommonfallaciesoflogic.Thesewewilltakeuptonight.”Po:“Wow-dow!”(clappingherhandsdelightedly.)D:(winced).“FirstletusexaminethefallacycalledDictoSimpliciter.”Po:“Byallmeans,”(urged,battingherlasheseagerly.)D:“DictoSimplicitermeansanargumentbasedonanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forexample:6Exerciseisgood.Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise.”Po:“Iagree,”“Imeanexerciseiswonderful.Imeanitbuildsthebodyandeverything.”D:“Polly,”(gently)“theargumentisafallacy.Exerciseisgoodisanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forinstance,ifyouhaveheartdisease,exerciseisbad,notgood.Manypeopleareorderedbytheirdoctorsnottoexercise.Youmustqualifythegeneralization.Youmustsayexerciseisusuallygood,orexerciseisgoodformostpeople.OtherwiseyouhavecommittedaDictoSimpliciter.Doyousee?”Po:“No,”“Butthisismarvy.Domore!Domore!”D:“Itwillbebetterifyoustoptuggingatmysleeve,”(whenshedesisted,hecontinued)“NextwetakeupafallacycalledHastyGeneralization.Listencarefully:Youcan’tspeakFrench.PeteyBellowscan’tspeakFrench.ImustthereforeconcludethatnobodyattheUniversi