2022年大学英语四级作文预测：如何避免愚蠢的观点

　　How to Avoid Foolish Opinions

　　To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman genius is required.A few simple rules will keep you,not from all error,but from silly error.If the matter is one that can be settled by observation,make the observation yourself.Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men,by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted.He did not do so because he thought he knew.Thinking that you know when in fact you dont is a fatal mistake,to which we are all prone.

　　Many matters, however,are less easily brought to the test of experience.If, like most of mankind,you have convictions on many such matters,there are ways in which you can make yourself aware of your own bias.If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry,that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.If someone maintains that two and two are five,you feel pity rather than anger.

　　The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic,because in arithmetic there is knowledge,but in theology there is only opinion.So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion,be on your guard; you will probably find,on examination,that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.A good way of riding yourself of certain kinds of dogmatism is to become aware of opinions held in social circles different from your own.Seek out people with whom you disagree,and read a newspaper belonging to a party that is not yours.

　　If the people and the newspaper seem mad and wicked,remind yourself that you seem so to them In this opinion both parties may be right,but they cannot both be wrong.This reflection should generate caution.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律