▶ Your Answer :
The lecturer contends that the reasons for
stranded whales in the reading passage are wrong. This constradicts the reading
passage’s claim that the reasons in the reading passage may explain why whales’
stranding happends.
To begin with, the lectuerer asserts that
the argument that wind patterns may make whales stranded is not accurate. This
is due to the fact that a lot of whales are being stranded not only near
western coast where the winds blow toward the coast but also near eastern coast
where the winds blow toward the ocean. This counters the author’s claim that
whales get stranded due to wind patterns.
On top of that, the lectuerer insists that the
idea that illness causes whales to be stranded is unreliable. This is
attributed to the fact that perfectly healthy whales are also stranded. If they
are stranded because of illness, they could not go back to the deep ocean on
their own. However, stranded whales go back to the deep ocean by themselves
once they are pushed by people. This refutes the argument made by the author
that whales may be coming ashore because of illness.
Lastly, the lectuerer maintains that the
idea that whales are stranded by the geological features of certain coastlines
is not right. This is because all whales have the same ability to detect
geological formations, but just some of them are being stranded. If the idea in
the reading passage is right, whales that frequently visit the ocean floor,
which has a very gentle slope, adjacent to beaches will be stranded more than
other whales. However, that’s not the case. This casts doubt on the reading
passage’s claim that the ocean floor with a very gentle slope may cause whales
to become disoriented.
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