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本杰明·富兰克林：本杰明·富兰克林自传·补录 198
本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
The captain said she had once gone at the rate of thirteen knots, which is accounted thirteen miles per hour. We had on board, as a passenger, Captain Kennedy, of the Navy, who contended that it was impossible, and that no ship ever sailed so fast, and that there must have been some error in the division of the log-line, or some mistake in heaving the log. A wager ensu'd between the two captains, to be decided when there should be sufficient wind. Kennedy thereupon examin'd rigorously the log-line, and, being satisfi'd with that, he determin'd to throw the log himself. Accordingly some days after, when the wind blew very fair and fresh, and the captain of the paquet, Lutwidge, said he believ'd she then went at the rate of thirteen knots, Kennedy made the experiment, and own'd his wager lost.
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船长说邮船曾达到十三节（每小时十三英里）。海军肯尼迪上校认为不可能，怀疑测速绳刻度或抛绳有误，两人打赌。肯尼迪仔细检查测速绳后亲自抛绳测试，在顺风时测得十三节，承认赌输。核心是：经验判断可能出错，争议要用可验证的实验解决。做法：先检查工具是否准确，再亲自操作，在条件合适时测试，用事实说话，输了就认。这比空口争论更能接近真相。
上下文
富兰克林自传中，他乘坐邮船横渡大西洋时，两位船长关于船速的争论。
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当你和别人对事实有争议时，能否设计一个简单测试来验证，而不是靠嗓门大？
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