A recent study shows that people living on the continent of North America suffer 9 times more chronic fatigue and 31 times more chronic depression than do people living on the continent of Asia. Interestingly, Asians, on average, eat 20 grams of soy per d

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A recent study shows that people living on the continent of North America suffer 9 times more chronic fatigue and 31 times more chronic depression than do people living on the continent of Asia. Interestingly, Asians, on average, eat 20 grams of soy per day, whereas North Americans eat virtually none. It turns out that soy contains phytochemicals called Isoflavones, which have been found to possess disease-preventing properties. Thus, North Americans should consider eating soy on a regular basis as a way of preventing fatigue and depression.

The above argument tries to establish a direct link between soy consumption and chronic fatigue and depression. The underlying basis of the argument is that soy protein contains phytochemicals called Isoflavones, which are found to possess disease-preventing properties.

However, disease is a much larger term, which does not cover only fatigue and depression, but also a host of other medical conditions. Moreover, it is seen that chronic fatigue and depression are also the results of high profile life, which leads to insomnia and stress. Chronic fatigue and depression can be the symptoms of some other diseases also. The weather conditions, economic stature and work environment of Asia and North America are very different from each other. People in these continents have different lifestyles. Their attitude towards life is also very different. These health related problems could not be certainly related with the intake of a certain kind of food that is soy foods. Therefore, it is very important to establish a direct relation between soy foods and chronic fatigue and depression before arriving at any conclusion.

The second point is that fatigue and depression are totally different from each other as scientifically they are treated differently. You cannot categorize them in the same group. You need to consult a psychologist to treat depression and a doctor for fatigue related problems. Hence, there cannot be the same solution for two different problems. Above all, according to the author, chronic fatigue is 9 times and depression is 31 times more in North Americans as compared to their Asian counterparts. There is a huge difference between 9 and 31. Therefore, you cannot relate or treat them together. There are definitely going to be different reasons for the two diseases.

According to the author, soy foods contain a chemical called Isoflavones, which have disease preventing properties. However, there is no study, which reveals that it is relevant for all types of diseases. Hence, a research has to be done to establish that the drugs used to treat these two diseases contain Isoflavones. However, it is a known fact that soy foods are good for human health as soy foods contain many nutrients required for the human body. Again, there is no solid evidence that eating soy foods on a regular basis is a solution for chronic fatigue and depression. The author has not even mentioned about any side effects of Isoflavones. Hence, the suggestion to take soy foods daily, without any detailed study about soy food, does not hold any ground.

Hence, it can be said that one should take soy foods for overall health. It is a possibility that soy foods can be helpful in treating or preventing some diseases, which further have chronic fatigue or depression as its symptoms. That way one can link these two diseases with Isoflavones. However, there is no direct relation between soy proteins and chronic fatigue and depression; it is not justified in the given argument. The author should have provided a few proofs and data to establish this relationship.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 4, column 346, Rule ID: ALSO_SENT_END[1]
Message: 'Also' is not used at the end of the sentence. Use 'as well' instead.
Suggestion: as well
... be the symptoms of some other diseases also. The weather conditions, economic statu...
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Line 4, column 582, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this health' or 'These healths'?
Suggestion: This health; These healths
...de towards life is also very different. These health related problems could not be certainly...
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 10, column 213, Rule ID: A_UNCOUNTABLE[1]
Message: Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply 'research'.
Suggestion: research
...evant for all types of diseases. Hence, a research has to be done to establish that the dr...
^^^^^^^^^^

Discourse Markers used:
['also', 'but', 'hence', 'however', 'if', 'moreover', 'second', 'so', 'therefore', 'as to', 'kind of']

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.23665480427 0.25644967241 92% => OK
Verbs: 0.160142348754 0.15541462614 103% => OK
Adjectives: 0.104982206406 0.0836205057962 126% => OK
Adverbs: 0.0622775800712 0.0520304965353 120% => OK
Pronouns: 0.0284697508897 0.0272364105082 105% => OK
Prepositions: 0.0871886120996 0.125424944231 70% => OK
Participles: 0.0391459074733 0.0416121511921 94% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.83504164308 2.79052419416 102% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0266903914591 0.026700313972 100% => OK
Particles: 0.0 0.001811407834 0% => OK
Determiners: 0.0943060498221 0.113004496875 83% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.017793594306 0.0255425247493 70% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.0142348754448 0.0127820249294 111% => OK

Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 3097.0 2731.13054187 113% => OK
No of words: 503.0 446.07635468 113% => OK
Chars per words: 6.15705765408 6.12365571057 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.73578520332 4.57801047555 103% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.375745526839 0.378187486979 99% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.31013916501 0.287650121315 108% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.196819085487 0.208842608468 94% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.13717693837 0.135150697306 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83504164308 2.79052419416 102% => OK
Unique words: 224.0 207.018472906 108% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.445328031809 0.469332199767 95% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
Word variations: 50.8818122537 52.1807786196 98% => OK
How many sentences: 30.0 20.039408867 150% => OK
Sentence length: 16.7666666667 23.2022227129 72% => OK
Sentence length SD: 36.0745524343 57.7814097925 62% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.233333333 141.986410481 73% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.7666666667 23.2022227129 72% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.366666666667 0.724660767414 51% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.14285714286 97% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 3.58251231527 84% => OK
Readability: 47.7805831677 51.9672348444 92% => OK
Elegance: 1.44680851064 1.8405768891 79% => OK

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.258968296964 0.441005458295 59% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.0996020698443 0.135418324435 74% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.0765832199841 0.0829849096947 92% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.442229198157 0.58762219726 75% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.126676841705 0.147661913831 86% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0856982599866 0.193483328276 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0567220851052 0.0970749176394 58% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.375501753069 0.42659136922 88% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0459191792385 0.0774707102158 59% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.172770850794 0.312017818177 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0425048840079 0.0698173142475 61% => The ideas may be duplicated in paragraphs.

Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 8.33743842365 48% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 17.0 6.87684729064 247% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 4.82512315271 187% => Less neutral sentences wanted.
Positive topic words: 2.0 6.46551724138 31% => OK
Negative topic words: 11.0 5.36822660099 205% => OK
Neutral topic words: 7.0 2.82389162562 248% => OK
Total topic words: 20.0 14.657635468 136% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

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Rates: 79.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.75 Out of 6 -- The score is based on the average performance of 20,000 argument essays. This e-grader is not smart enough to check on arguments.
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