The following appeared in an article written by Dr. Karp, an anthropologist.
“Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of Tertia and concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. However, my recent interviews with children living in the group of islands that includes Tertia show that these children spend much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village. This research of mine proves that Dr. Field's conclusion about Tertian village culture is invalid and thus that the observation-centered approach to studying cultures is invalid as well. The interview-centered method that my team of graduate students is currently using in Tertia will establish a much more accurate understanding of child-rearing traditions there and in other island cultures.”
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
An article written by Dr. Karp states that children that children spend much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village, refuting the claims done by an observation done by Dr. Field 20 years which claimed that children in Tertia is reared by an entire village instead of their own biological parents. Furthermore, author claims that his observation would establish a much more accurate understanding of child-rearing traditions in island of Tertia and in other island cultures. The article is rendered ineffective since it makes some illogical claims that do nor survive the logical dissection. The same seriously undermines merit of the argument and belies its inherent fallacies.
To begin with we need specific evidence for the claims done in the above article. We need data of the parameters on which both observation is compared which include sample size of children taken in study, whether both study conducted in same community or region. For example, if sample size of children whose interviews are conducted are less than sample size of Dr. Field study then it belies the claim done by Dr. Karp; region or community on which both study is done is of same community or a different one. Therefore, data on parameters of comparison should have been provided by the author.
Claims done by the Dr. Karp can be refuted as time difference between both study is huge which is of 20 years. A lot of parameters on which both study are compared changed in this kind of time gap for example it might be possible that cultural trend of Tertia might be changed and now children instead by the whole village are reared by their biological parents. Thus, a huge time gap can refute the claims done by the Dr. Karp.
Evidence is required to corroborate the claim done by the author that his observation provided much more accurate understanding of child rearing traditions in island of Tertia and of other island cultures. Author has compared his study with only one study that is of 20 years before study instead of comparing with recent observation and with multiple studies for example there might be possible that other study presented on child rearing traditions in island of Tertia provide more detailed and accurate results then Dr. Karp study. Therefore, author should have compared with multiple study before making the claims.
It is evident that specific evidence if provided could have enhanced the merit of above article. Since the article fails to provide evidence for the claims, on grounds of pure logical and reason we can reject this argument owing to its inherent flawed structure and severely limited scope.
Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.0 out of 6
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 8 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 2 2
No. of Sentences: 16 15
No. of Words: 445 350
No. of Characters: 2192 1500
No. of Different Words: 176 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.593 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.926 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.501 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 162 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 117 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 79 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 40 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 27.812 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 14.968 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.625 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.37 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.6 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.153 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 39, Rule ID: PHRASE_REPETITION[1]
Message: This phrase is duplicated. You should probably leave only 'that children'.
Suggestion: that children
An article written by Dr. Karp states that children that children spend much more time talking about thei...
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Line 7, column 183, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ng traditions in island of Tertia and of other island cultures. Author has compar...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
furthermore, if, so, then, therefore, thus, for example, kind of, talking about, to begin with
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 19.6327345309 97% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.9520958084 93% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 11.1786427146 107% => OK
Relative clauses : 17.0 13.6137724551 125% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 28.8173652695 94% => OK
Preposition: 67.0 55.5748502994 121% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 16.3942115768 79% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2235.0 2260.96107784 99% => OK
No of words: 445.0 441.139720559 101% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02247191011 5.12650576532 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.59293186426 4.56307096286 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.54834433132 2.78398813304 92% => OK
Unique words: 179.0 204.123752495 88% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.402247191011 0.468620217663 86% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 711.0 705.55239521 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 4.96107784431 40% => OK
Article: 5.0 8.76447105788 57% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.70958083832 74% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.22255489022 71% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 19.7664670659 81% => 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: 27.0 22.8473053892 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 87.481404274 57.8364921388 151% => OK
Chars per sentence: 139.6875 119.503703932 117% => OK
Words per sentence: 27.8125 23.324526521 119% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.875 5.70786347227 103% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.25449101796 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 8.20758483034 37% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 6.88822355289 44% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.67664670659 214% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.211353830121 0.218282227539 97% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0667489188955 0.0743258471296 90% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0838213588678 0.0701772020484 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.119114398773 0.128457276422 93% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.100737082363 0.0628817314937 160% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.1 14.3799401198 112% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 44.07 48.3550499002 91% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 12.197005988 113% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.13 12.5979740519 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.85 8.32208582834 94% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 98.500998004 82% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 19.0 12.3882235529 153% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.8 11.1389221557 115% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.9071856287 109% => 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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