Peary's Argument

The author states that there are arguments provide strong suport for the truth of Peary's claim of reaching the North Pole and provides three reasons. However, the professor states that there is no solid evidence and the arguments are not convincing and he opposes each of the author's reasons.

First, the reading claims that The committe concluded that Peary's accounts were consistent and persuasive. In contrast, the professor refutes this pint by saying that it's true that the committe declaired that, but the committe was not objective. He said that the committe was composed of Peary's friends who contributed money to fund Peary's trip. In addition, it did not take the committe more than two days, so their conclusion is not trustworthy.