▶ Your Answer : In the lecture, the speaker contends that the theories suggested in the reading are groundless. This casts doubt on the reading's claim that there are plausible theories to explain why whale strandings happen.
To begin with, the lecturer asserts that it is untrue that wind patterns are a key factor in whale strandings. She points out that it cannot account for whale strandings in place which have different wind patterns. This is in contradictory to the reading passage's point that wind patterns are the reason for whale strandings.
In addition, the speaker maintains that it is unlikely that illness is responsible for whale strandings. What this means is that it cannot explain that healthy whales also became stranded. To explain, Although stranded whales pushed into the water were sick, these whales hardly wash back onto the beach again. This is in direct opposition to the reading's assertion that illness cause whale strandings.
Lastly, the lecturer mentions that it is hard to believe that geological features of certain coastline may trigger whales to become disoriented. She supports her idea by saying that the although all whale have same sonar system, only some whales became stranded. Also, it cannot be to blame for the fact that whales in coastal water become rarely stranded. This rebuff the reading passage's insistence that geologica features of certain coastline may contribute whales to become disoriented. |