The following appears in a letter to the editor for the West Lansburg News:
"The tufted groundhog lives in the coastal wetlands of West Lansburg. Ancient records suggest that the tufted groundhog once numbered in the millions. Since they were declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2004, development along the coastal wetlands has been prohibited. Now local development interests are lobbying for the West Lansburg council to allow an access road to be built along the edge of wetlands. Neighboring Eastern Carpenteria, which had a similar sanctuary, has seen its sea otter population decline since the repeal of its sanctuary status in 1978. In order to preserve the region's biodiversity and ensure a healthy environment, the West Lansburg council should not allow the road to be built."
The argument proposed in the passage rests on several assumptions made by the author.Although the author mentions about an observational instance,we are not provided with any further data.Moreover, the passage is inundated with vague terminalogies that are open to interpretation and subject to fallacy.The validity of the argument cannot be justified unless we are provided with cogent cases bolstered with evidence.
Firstly, the passage has open up with general presumption that ancient records suggest that tufted groundhog once numbered in millions.Without giving evidence for the data, it rises many questions unanswered.For example, Who declared tufted groundhog exceeded for than million?What is the numerical data for the tufted groundhog?There isnt any data available to justify the above questions.Thus, the terms are largely subjective, which none but the author can only clearly specify. Without a lucid explanation of these terms, we are left in an ambivalent state and the argument itself is open for debate.
Secondly,the passage has presented with another notion that neighboring Eastern Carpenteria faced similar probelms and has repealed of its santuary status.The author is assuming that the West Lansburg will face the same problem.Without any evidence one cannot compare the two scenerios.The example stated for Eastern Carpenteria was in 1978.This could not draw any relevant evidence which was stated more than two decades.
Moreover the passage has satted to maintain the biodiversity building of road should be prohibited.Considering building of roads without cutting out trees and shifting the animals to safer place cannot harm the environment.There might be possibility that building of road can bring the West Lansburg santuary more revenue from the local tourists.This could be profitable for the West Lansburg sanctuary.Thus, without citing further information regarding the advantages of West Lansburg santuary that the author uses to validate the claim, the argument is subject to fallacy.
In conclusion,the author must give us clear evidence about the Eastern Carpenteria and West Lanmsburg.In addition,without giving lucid information one cannot reach the conclusion and can set this argument dubious.
Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 3.5 out of 6
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 7 15
No. of Words: 351 350
No. of Characters: 1869 1500
No. of Different Words: 185 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.328 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.325 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.617 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 150 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 124 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 82 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 39 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 50.143 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 24.66 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.714 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.453 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.809 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.133 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
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...ata, it rises many questions unanswered.For example, Who declared tufted groundhog ...
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...y building of road should be prohibited.Considering building of roads without cutting out t...
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...safer place cannot harm the environment.There might be possibility that building of r...
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...ry more revenue from the local tourists.This could be profitable for the West Lansbu...
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...rpenteria and West Lanmsburg.In addition,without giving lucid information one cannot rea...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, firstly, if, moreover, regarding, second, secondly, thus, for example, in addition, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 19.6327345309 81% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 12.9520958084 100% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 11.1786427146 63% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 13.6137724551 73% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 18.0 28.8173652695 62% => OK
Preposition: 42.0 55.5748502994 76% => OK
Nominalization: 18.0 16.3942115768 110% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1923.0 2260.96107784 85% => OK
No of words: 330.0 441.139720559 75% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.82727272727 5.12650576532 114% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.26214759535 4.56307096286 93% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.36468042764 2.78398813304 121% => OK
Unique words: 185.0 204.123752495 91% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.560606060606 0.468620217663 120% => OK
syllable_count: 595.8 705.55239521 84% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59920159681 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 4.96107784431 101% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.76447105788 114% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.70958083832 37% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.22255489022 189% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 6.0 19.7664670659 30% => 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: 55.0 22.8473053892 241% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 155.450688859 57.8364921388 269% => The lengths of sentences changed so frequently.
Chars per sentence: 320.5 119.503703932 268% => Less chars_per_sentence wanted.
Words per sentence: 55.0 23.324526521 236% => Less words per sentence wanted.
Discourse Markers: 18.1666666667 5.70786347227 318% => Less transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 24.0 5.25449101796 457% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 8.20758483034 24% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 6.88822355289 44% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.67664670659 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.184551724182 0.218282227539 85% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0827855958171 0.0743258471296 111% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0909292359888 0.0701772020484 130% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0897486093403 0.128457276422 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0859299044391 0.0628817314937 137% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 33.5 14.3799401198 233% => Automated_readability_index is high.
flesch_reading_ease: -1.27 48.3550499002 -3% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 14.6 7.1628742515 204% => Smog_index is high.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 27.1 12.197005988 222% => Flesch kincaid grade is high.
coleman_liau_index: 17.42 12.5979740519 138% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 11.15 8.32208582834 134% => OK
difficult_words: 100.0 98.500998004 102% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 30.0 12.3882235529 242% => Linsear_write_formula is high.
gunning_fog: 24.0 11.1389221557 215% => Gunning_fog is high.
text_standard: 30.0 11.9071856287 252% => The average readability is very high. Good job!
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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