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Passage Discussion

VIEWSTAMP Analysis:

Viewpoints:

Scientists: Believe that wine is like all other alcoholic beverages, and have treated it negatively due to this assumption.

Researchers: Believe that wine is different than other alcoholic beverages, and has important, beneficial properties.

Author: Believes that the potentially healthful effects of wine may derive from the concentration of certain natural compounds found in grapes.

The Structure of the passage is as follows:

• Paragraph One: Introduce a common assumption about wine, and points out how that assumption caused scientists to behave.
  
  Paragraphs Two and Three: Assert that wine has healthful effects, and that science’s focus on abuse obscures the perceived healthful effects of wine.

Main Point: Scientists usually group wine along with other alcoholic beverages, presuming its only active ingredient to be alcohol. Science seldom considers wine on its own, instead focusing on the excessive intake or abuse of alcohol, obscuring wine’s distinct beneficial properties.