2010年01月 SAT美国西部考区作文题目重新选题

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Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.

Are people entitled to have their own opinions? Yes and no. People can have virtually any opinion, no matter how illogical, uninformed, or foolish. But this does not mean that they are entitled to have their uninformed opinions taken seriously or that their opinions should be considered as valuable as informed opinions. Opinions are valuable only when they are back up by thorough knowledge of the subject.
Adapted from John Chaffee, The Thinker’s Way

Should all people’s opinions be valued equally, or should only informed opinions be taken seriously?
Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

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1. 题目翻译：

人们应当有自己的想法吗？表面上，人们可以有任何观点，不管这些观点是多么不合逻辑、没有常识或者非常愚蠢。但是这不意味着人们没有常识的观点都应该被认真对待。这些观点也不应该被认为和有知识的观点一样有价值。观点只有在有相关问题的全面知识支持时才是有价值的。

题目：所有观点都应该被同等对待还是只有有背景知识的观点才应该被认真对待？

2.审题关键词：equally, informed, seriously

3. 论证分析-各段核心提纲：

同等对待：Uninformed opinions could be creative and inspiring. We should not judge the value of an opinion just by how informed it is.

区别对待：Uninformed opinions are often unrealistic because it lacks certain context. Thus, treating these opinions equally is a mere waste of time and energy.