Thecommoncoldistheworld’smostwidespreadillness,whichisplagues(疫病)thatpeoplereceive. Themostwidespreadfallacy(谬误)ofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyviruses(病毒)passingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes. DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches(战壕),coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersattheAuschwitzConcentrationCamp(奥斯维辛集中营),nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinexperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobewithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwet(湿透)indrafty(通风的)room.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose. If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?Despitethemostpains-takingresearch,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertime,andthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon. Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors(止痛片)suchasaspirin,butalltheydoisrelievethesymptoms. 小题1:Thewriteroffered_______examplestosupporthisargument.
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