Collectors prize the ancient life-size clay statues of human figures made on Kali Island but have long wondered how Kalinese artists were able to depict bodies with such realistic precision. Since archaeologists have recently discovered molds of human heads and hands-on Kali, we can now conclude that the ancient Kalinese artists used molds of actual bodies, not sculpting tools and techniques, to create these statues. This discovery explains why Kalinese miniature statues were abstract and entirely different in style: molds could be used only for life-size sculptures. It also explains why few ancient Kalinese sculpting tools have been found. In light of this discovery, collectors predict that the life-size sculptures will decrease in value while the miniatures increase in value.
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the prediction and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the prediction.
The author of the argument purportedly highlights that since the discovery of the scientists, it is now crystal clear that ancient Kalinese used the mold for creating sculptures and statues. However, the premises upon which he puts his claim are fallacious. For the support of which some critical, yet ignored question need to be addressed.
The first assumption that lacks some semblance of truth and can be overtly impugned is that scientists recently have found molds of human heads and body on the Kallie Island. However, it does not lend credence to the argument since a question that might arise is whether molds found in the Island represent the paucity of skills of Kelli's settlements. One point that should be considered is that we all know that vast majorities of people are in rush moving in and moving out from any given Island. In fact, maybe other people like nomadic used molds for sculptures and they left behind molds in the Island. Or perhaps some artists from different part of the world traveled to the Island for entertainment and they used molds for their statues. Whit these possibilities, hardly can we say that Kelli's people lacked skills in art.
The author also asserts that not too many sculpting tools have been found on the Island. Nevertheless, the rationale behind this premise could be the challenge owing to an unsettled question if finding myriads of these tools can prove the artistic vision of Kelli's people. One of the main, if not the only, problem with the premise is that maybe scientists did not bend over backward and made their efforts so as to find those tools in the Island. Or perhaps people of the Island put aside those tools in the different part of the Island. Or maybe because of climate conditions these tools have been decayed after years. Moreover, since the Island is covered by the ocean water, maybe these tools be found deep in the ocean, who knows?
Putting the two previous assumptions aside, there is still room for doubt. As set forth by the author people in the Island only used molds for life-size sculptures with the different style. Although it might seem tenable at a face, it has some defects since you can always ask this question if life-size molds and different style can prove the discovery of scientists. One point that should not go unnoticed is that the scientists only hint at these finding. There is a possibility that life-size molds were one of the techniques they used for their statues. Maybe they used other techniques to sculpt their miniatures on the Island. In addition, we are not sure of the efforts of archaeologists in the Island.
Having scrutinized all the premises, a logical conclusion that can be drawn is that there are a number of questions having been ignored by the author while the answer of which could add to the logic of each premise.
Comments
Essay evaluation report
argument 1 -- not OK
argument 2 -- not exactly
argument 3 -- not OK. Need to argue against the conclusion always. For this topic it is:
In light of this discovery, collectors predict that the life-size sculptures will decrease in value while the miniatures increase in value.
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Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: ? out of 6
Category: Poor Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 23 15
No. of Words: 490 350
No. of Characters: 2308 1500
No. of Different Words: 221 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.705 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.71 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.401 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 145 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 104 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 66 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 45 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 21.304 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 8.105 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.522 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.317 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.508 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.12 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 408, Rule ID: SO_AS_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'to'
Suggestion: to
...nd over backward and made their efforts so as to find those tools in the Island. Or perh...
^^^^^^^^
Line 9, column 217, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...could add to the logic of each premise.
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, however, if, may, moreover, nevertheless, so, still, while, as to, in addition, in fact
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 24.0 19.6327345309 122% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 12.9520958084 100% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 11.1786427146 107% => OK
Relative clauses : 20.0 13.6137724551 147% => OK
Pronoun: 43.0 28.8173652695 149% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 64.0 55.5748502994 115% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 16.3942115768 67% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2362.0 2260.96107784 104% => OK
No of words: 490.0 441.139720559 111% => OK
Chars per words: 4.82040816327 5.12650576532 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.70488508055 4.56307096286 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.47891903193 2.78398813304 89% => OK
Unique words: 224.0 204.123752495 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.457142857143 0.468620217663 98% => OK
syllable_count: 711.0 705.55239521 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59920159681 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 4.96107784431 81% => OK
Article: 6.0 8.76447105788 68% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 2.70958083832 148% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.67365269461 239% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 4.22255489022 71% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 19.7664670659 116% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 22.8473053892 92% => OK
Sentence length SD: 45.650807433 57.8364921388 79% => OK
Chars per sentence: 102.695652174 119.503703932 86% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.3043478261 23.324526521 91% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.34782608696 5.70786347227 76% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.25449101796 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 8.20758483034 61% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 6.88822355289 102% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.67664670659 235% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.177129842158 0.218282227539 81% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0535306013576 0.0743258471296 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0427309237685 0.0701772020484 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0947262906271 0.128457276422 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.031621090559 0.0628817314937 50% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.9 14.3799401198 83% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 58.62 48.3550499002 121% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.1628742515 43% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 12.197005988 84% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.68 12.5979740519 85% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.55 8.32208582834 91% => OK
difficult_words: 89.0 98.500998004 90% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 10.5 12.3882235529 85% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.1389221557 93% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.9071856287 92% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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