The council of Maple Country, concerned about the county's becoming overdeveloped, is debating a proposed measure that would prevent the development of existing farmland in the county. But the council is also concerned that such a restriction, by limiting the supply of new housing, could lead to significant increases in the price of housing in the county. Proponents of the measure note that Chestnut County established a similar measure ten years ago, and its housing prices have increased only modestly since. However, opponents of the measure note that Pine County adopted restrictions on the development of new residential housing fifteen years ago, and its housing prices have since more than doubled. The council currently predicts that the proposed measure, if passed, will result in a significant increase in housing prices in Maple County.
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.
In the argument mentioned above the overdevelopment of Maple country is under supervision, and a certain measure regarding to preventing development of existing farmland in the country for solving the problem concerned is proposed. According to comparison between the opinions of opponents and proponents, the council of Maple anticipates that choosing this measure can increase the price of housing. The argument has some weaknesses and ambiguities and according to the reasons mentioned it is impossible to conclude precisely.
Firstly, the question is that whether or not the measure considered is applicable for solving the problem related to overdevelopment. According to what research and factors, the proposed measure for preventing development of existing farmland has been presented. There is no mention regarding to the process of assessment and choosing the measure. One of the solutions for improvement of problems regarding overpopulation and overbuilding is to transmit and encourage people to suburban areas which are surround by farmlands. This situation has some benefits, including having more space for building house to accommodate more people and creation of jobs which are related to field of farming. So, it seems that the idea of avoiding development of existing farmland is not completely useful because this activity can cause official to be faced with the problem related to increasing house demanding, which can increase the price of housing after a while. This measure must be assessed based all economic aspects which are not mentioned in the argument.
The proponents of the measure bring one example to support it. They have mentioned to the Chestnut County. This country used the similar measure 10 years ago, and the price of houses in this country did not increase significantly. However, we have to consider that this period considered is too long, and we do not know whether Maple and Chestnut are comparable or not. Have these countries the same features? Are the conditions in Maple the same as ten years ago in Chestnut? We have to know that officials in Chestnut country had what facilities and conditions to use the measure to control overdevelopment. How they could control price of housing with such measure? We have to know that officials in Maple are as eligible as those in Chestnut to implement the proposed measure?
Compared to the example of proponents, the sample given by opponents must also be considered. They mention to the Pine County that used the measure 15 years ago and had not satisfying outcomes. There is no information about the reasons of lack of success in the implementation of measure. But the officials in Maple have to find why in Pine country the price of housing has increased as result of performing the measure. They have to consider that whether their country and its conditions are the same as Pine. However, we have also consider that opponents have also considered long period of time. However, we have also to consider that opponents have also considered long period of time. The argument of both groups had been more valid if they would have considered a closer period of time.
Even the conclusion rendered is not acceptable because officials in Maple have to check the measure accurately and try to answer all questions and resolve all ambiguities mentioned in the writing. For such decision the existence of statistical figures, plots and rigorous analysis is required.
In conclusion, the given argument and conclusion are not cogent enough for making decision about the implementation of measure considered.
Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.5 out of 6
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 3 2
No. of Sentences: 30 15
No. of Words: 578 350
No. of Characters: 2966 1500
No. of Different Words: 223 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.903 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.131 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.855 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 221 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 202 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 137 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 83 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 19.267 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.733 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.4 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.294 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.357 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.134 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 3 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 31, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
...isely. Firstly, the question is that whether or not the measure considered is applicable fo...
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Line 3, column 504, Rule ID: BEEN_PART_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Consider using a past participle here: 'surrounded'.
Suggestion: surrounded
...rage people to suburban areas which are surround by farmlands. This situation has some b...
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Line 5, column 533, Rule ID: HAVE_PART_AGREEMENT[2]
Message: Possible agreement error -- use past participle here: 'considered'.
Suggestion: considered
...the same as Pine. However, we have also consider that opponents have also considered lon...
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Line 5, column 583, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
...hat opponents have also considered long period of time. However, we have also to consider that...
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Line 5, column 674, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
...hat opponents have also considered long period of time. The argument of both groups had been m...
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Line 5, column 746, Rule ID: IF_WOULD_HAVE_VBN[1]
Message: Did you mean 'had considered'?
Suggestion: had considered
...both groups had been more valid if they would have considered a closer period of time. Even the conc...
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Line 5, column 777, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
... if they would have considered a closer period of time. Even the conclusion rendered is not a...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, however, if, regarding, so, while, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 19.6327345309 127% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.9520958084 54% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 11.1786427146 197% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 13.6137724551 103% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 28.8173652695 121% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 85.0 55.5748502994 153% => OK
Nominalization: 24.0 16.3942115768 146% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3025.0 2260.96107784 134% => OK
No of words: 578.0 441.139720559 131% => OK
Chars per words: 5.23356401384 5.12650576532 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.90322654589 4.56307096286 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.92988111943 2.78398813304 105% => OK
Unique words: 229.0 204.123752495 112% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.396193771626 0.468620217663 85% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 972.9 705.55239521 138% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59920159681 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 12.0 4.96107784431 242% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 8.0 8.76447105788 91% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 2.70958083832 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 4.0 1.67365269461 239% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 4.22255489022 95% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 30.0 19.7664670659 152% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 22.8473053892 83% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 50.6040073073 57.8364921388 87% => OK
Chars per sentence: 100.833333333 119.503703932 84% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.2666666667 23.324526521 83% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.5 5.70786347227 44% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 6.0 5.15768463074 116% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 5.25449101796 133% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.20758483034 85% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 12.0 6.88822355289 174% => 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: 0.20319436423 0.218282227539 93% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0541798144054 0.0743258471296 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.05634776346 0.0701772020484 80% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.106171937931 0.128457276422 83% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0593014587806 0.0628817314937 94% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.8 14.3799401198 89% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 43.73 48.3550499002 90% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.197005988 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.05 12.5979740519 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.1 8.32208582834 97% => OK
difficult_words: 129.0 98.500998004 131% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.5 12.3882235529 125% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.1389221557 86% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.9071856287 109% => 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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