"Only by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views of others does one really discover the value of that idea."
The learning process in the life of an individual is largely determined by the number of conversations held with others. A conversation is an excellent medium for gaining immense knowledge through the views and opinions of others. The issue being discussed in a conversation is addressed by each member participating in the discussion from his point of view. Hence, it is natural for doubts, which question the viability of a particular idea, to come up during the course of a discussion. It is undoubtedly true that the learning process is seriously hampered by discord and disagreement. However, th...
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Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 6.0 out of 6
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 21 15
No. of Words: 589 350
No. of Characters: 2830 1500
No. of Different Words: 233 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.926 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.805 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.839 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 196 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 158 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 110 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 81 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 28.048 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 10.594 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.476 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.347 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.487 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.098 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 5