On the second day, when he arrived at the docks, the owner of the diving boat refused
Question:
On the second day, when he arrived at the docks, the owner of the diving boat refused to take the trip and sail out. Furious, Dr. Fitzgerald looked for another boat, but all refused to leave the docks. Angrily, he sat at the local bar at the docks and ordered a fresh pineapple juice.
He noticed a group of fishermen sitting sadly in a corner, and while he looked around he saw a friendly face staring at him. He approached the elder man and questioned him about what had happened to the village. The village elder told him that it was a curse set upon them, from an ancient ocean God, ‘Tefiti’, as they had disrespected the holy water with their fishing boats and touristic activities, and therefore, all fish was dying, and eventually, there would be no fish at all.
- Evaluate the village’s elder argument.
- Is the village’s elder argument valid or sound? Explain your choice.
- What are the village inhabitant’s assumptions and inferences?
- Dr. Fitzgerald had another explanation for the phenomena. How could Dr. Fitzgerald test his hypothesis?
Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell