Claim: The emergence of the online “blogosphere” and social media has significantly weakened the quality of political discourse in the United States.Reason: When anyone can publish political opinions easily, standards for covering news and political t

The issue stated is a contentious one. While both sides has it strengths and weaknesses, I believe the "blogosphere" and social media has little or no on effect of quality discourse in the United States. I disagree with the claim.

Firstly, when a news is passed across to the public, what determines the authenticity of such news is the source. To confirm a news heard from an unknown or unreliable source, one will go ahead and check from trusted sources. For instance, if a news is going around on blogs and social media that New Jersey is about to be made the capital of United States, even if the news is true, after reading such news on blogs and social media, one still check CNN or FOX News to confirm the news. CNN and Fox news are example of verified sources.

Secondly, America is a beautiful country that allows everybody to have a freedom of speech, freedom to express their mind. Because a news is written on a blog doesn't make it legitimate. Author of the blog might just be writing from his or her own point of view, and reading one point of view about a particular news from an unverified source isn't a good way to get authentic news. One must revert to the authenticated and verified source.

Thirdly, the author gave a reason that because anyone can publish political opinions easily, standards for covering news and political topics will inevitably reduce. I disagree with this. Publication from just "anyone" does not mean that people will believe such publication. People refute unbelievable publications nowadays.

In conclusion, I strongly disagree with the claim and reason.

Votes
Average: 5 (1 vote)
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you mean 'now' (=at this moment) instead of 'no' (negation)?
Suggestion: now
...re' and social media has little or no on effect of quality discourse in the U...
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Message: Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply 'news'.
Suggestion: news
...sagree with the claim. Firstly, when a news is passed across to the public, what de...
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Line 3, column 244, Rule ID: A_UNCOUNTABLE[1]
Message: Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply 'news'.
Suggestion: news
... from trusted sources. For instance, if a news is going around on blogs and social med...
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Message: Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply 'freedom'.
Suggestion: freedom
...l country that allows everybody to have a freedom of speech, freedom to express their min...
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Line 5, column 124, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “Because” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
... speech, freedom to express their mind. Because a news is written on a blog doesnt make...
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... freedom to express their mind. Because a news is written on a blog doesnt make it leg...
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...nd. Because a news is written on a blog doesnt make it legitimate. Author of the blog ...
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Message: Uncountable nouns are usually not used with an indefinite article. Use simply 'particular news'.
Suggestion: particular news
...ew, and reading one point of view about a particular news from an unverified source isnt a good w...
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...rticular news from an unverified source isnt a good way to get authentic news. One m...
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...gly disagree with the claim and reason.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, firstly, if, second, secondly, so, still, then, third, thirdly, while, for instance, in conclusion

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 19.5258426966 56% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 12.4196629213 48% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 14.8657303371 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 5.0 11.3162921348 44% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 14.0 33.0505617978 42% => OK
Preposition: 35.0 58.6224719101 60% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 3.0 12.9106741573 23% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1358.0 2235.4752809 61% => OK
No of words: 276.0 442.535393258 62% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.92028985507 5.05705443957 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.07593519647 4.55969084622 89% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.91808634096 2.79657885939 104% => OK
Unique words: 155.0 215.323595506 72% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.561594202899 0.4932671777 114% => OK
syllable_count: 416.7 704.065955056 59% => syllable counts are too short.
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 6.24550561798 64% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.2370786517 79% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 17.0 23.0359550562 74% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 66.5291289587 60.3974514979 110% => OK
Chars per sentence: 84.875 118.986275619 71% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.25 23.4991977007 73% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.5625 5.21951772744 126% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 10.0 7.80617977528 128% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 10.2758426966 58% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.83258426966 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.308982103017 0.243740707755 127% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0799002452439 0.0831039109588 96% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.109157672689 0.0758088955206 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.162746448482 0.150359130593 108% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.108707924024 0.0667264976115 163% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.4 14.1392134831 74% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 48.8420337079 128% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 12.1743820225 71% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.96 12.1639044944 90% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.91 8.38706741573 94% => OK
difficult_words: 60.0 100.480337079 60% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 11.2143820225 78% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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