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Newguest Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Argue
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You might wonder whether these beliefs are such a bad thing. We know
that they’re not true, but at least, you could argue, they emphasise the connections
between things, and make the world a more meaningful and colourful place
compared with the cold, mechanistic view of modern science.
--- I'm not sure how to understand "you could argue" here? Does "you" refer to the reader or to someone in general?
You might wonder whether these beliefs are such a bad thing. We know
that they’re not true, but at least, you could argue, they emphasise the connections
between things, and make the world a more meaningful and colourful place
compared with the cold, mechanistic view of modern science.
--- I'm not sure how to understand "you could argue" here? Does "you" refer to the reader or to someone in general?
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Newguest Does "you" refer to the reader or to someone in general? It refers to someone in general. It is 'impersonal you '.
- Newguest Does "you" refer to the reader or to someone in general?
- It refers to someone in general.
- It is 'impersonal you '.
- one could argue would work just as well.
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Newguest Does "you" refer to the reader or to someone in general?It refers to someone in general. It is 'impersonal you'. one could argue would work just as well.
you could argue means one could claim (that ...)
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