In this short argument, the author asserts that a set of woven baskets known for their distinctive pattern can no longer be considered unique to the Palean people. The author arrives at this conclusion based on a recent archaeological discovery of a similar basket in a nearby village and the difficulty of crossing the obstructing Brim River between these two villages without a boat. However, before such a conclusion can be evaluated, it is necessary to address three key pieces of evidence.

First of all, the consideration of timing must be addressed. While the author maintains that the the Palean people could have only crossed the Brim River by boat, it is possible that the Brim River was not as "deep and broad" during the Palean people's era as it looks now. In fact, the Brim River could have been a result of a recent environmental events. If such was the case, it is possible that the Palean people simply engaged in mercenary practices with the Lithos people and may have used their baskets as a form of barter. From another view, there may have been a chance it was a gift to their neighboring villagers as a peace offering to avoid conflict. The possibilities are endless. If the Brim River and its relative depths were not as "deep and broad" as the author states during the era of the Palean and Lithos people, his or her argument would be significantly weakened. If, however, the flip-side were true and both peoples existed at the same time, the argument may be strengthened.

Secondly, the author maintains that there was no vestige of a Palean boat to be found. Can it be assumed that not finding evidence of a Palean boat corroborates the concept that the basket was not unique? Very unlikely. In fact, this lack of evidence is an incredibly fatuous assumption. Who is to say that the Paleans had to travel by boat? Perhaps they were able to swim or create rafts. Plus, even if they had built boats to cross the river, there is a high likelihood that those boat were destroyed by time or other natural causes. As such, the lack of physical evidence is not a strong case for the author's argument. If there is geological evidence to prove there was a natural event or that pillaging colonizers visited the Palean village, this argument revolving around lack of boats would also attenuate the author's theory.

Furthermore, the argument is weak in that it focuses on one singular discovery of a basket to defy theories about the basket's origins. The author here grounds his entire argument on the finding of one Palean basket in a neighboring village. Through the gathering of more qualitative information - perhaps through diary entries from the historical period - of what such baskets were used for, one would be able to assess the validity of his argument. For instance, if such qualitative information indicated that the basket-weave style was distinctively woven in order to withstand rain or carry heavy loaves, there is potential that both the Palean people and Lithos people simply created such a weave due to circumstance and were less likely to be influenced by one another. Such evidence would poke severe holes in the argument.

In conclusion, the argument that the baskets were not original to the Palean people is - as it stands now - flawed due to several holes in the points provided above. If the author is able to provide proof of the historical timeline of the both village people, the geological history of the Brim River, and other external pieces of information regarding the surrounding environment, it would lend some verisimilitude to his argument.