“Manned space flight is costly and dangerous. Moreover, the recent success of a series of unmanned space probes and satellites has demonstrated that a great deal of useful information can be gathered without the costs and risks associated with sending men and women into space. Therefore, we should invest our resources in unmanned space flight.""
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
The following argument suggests that unmanned space flights are better compared to manned space flight. The argument is however rife with assumptions that if proved otheriwse, the conclusion, that more resources should be channeled towards unmanned space flight, will prove to be unwarranted.
According to the argument, unmanned space flights have proved to be effective and effecient as useful infromation is gathered without the risks and costs associated with manned space flights. This could hold true but what if the information is found to be inaccurate? This then would mean that the unmanned space flights can be also be expensive as a another space flight would be prompted. In addition, if the discrepancy in the infromation could have otherwise been avoided in the manned flights, then the manned flights would be ideal. If this factor is presented, then the argument is not entirely valid.
The expenses related to space flights are not explicitly stated by the argument but it is clear that the manned fligts are relatively expensive. Perhaps, the technological costs of an unmanned space ships may reqiure heavy capital initial investments compared to manned, and these costs decrease overtime. This can undermine the assumption that the unmanned flights are indeed cheaper: rendering the argument invalid.
The argument also infers that unmanned space flight ships be avoided. This may not always be vericate. The space may diverse and certain areas may require manned flights to the space so as to manouver effectively. If so then, disregarding the manned flights totally will not favor such instances. Therefore, the agency launching the flight may have to make the decision based on whether the manned ships will do better.
In conclusion, the argument is valid however the validity can be undermined should proof against the assumptions be made. The author should consider discussing the implications of both unamnned and
Comments
Essay evaluation report
Sentence: The argument is however rife with assumptions that if proved otheriwse, the conclusion, that more resources should be channeled towards unmanned space flight, will prove to be unwarranted.
Error: otheriwse Suggestion: otherwise
Sentence: According to the argument, unmanned space flights have proved to be effective and effecient as useful infromation is gathered without the risks and costs associated with manned space flights.
Error: infromation Suggestion: information
Error: effecient Suggestion: efficient
Sentence: In addition, if the discrepancy in the infromation could have otherwise been avoided in the manned flights, then the manned flights would be ideal.
Error: infromation Suggestion: information
Sentence: The expenses related to space flights are not explicitly stated by the argument but it is clear that the manned fligts are relatively expensive.
Error: fligts Suggestion: flights
Sentence: Perhaps, the technological costs of an unmanned space ships may reqiure heavy capital initial investments compared to manned, and these costs decrease overtime.
Error: may Suggestion: No alternate word
Error: reqiure Suggestion: require
Sentence: This may not always be vericate.
Error: may Suggestion: No alternate word
Error: vericate Suggestion: No alternate word
Sentence: The author should consider discussing the implications of both unamnned and
Error: unamnned Suggestion: unmanned
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argument 1 -- not OK
argument 2 -- not exactly
argument 3 -- not exactly
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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: 7 2
No. of Sentences: 17 15
No. of Words: 307 350
No. of Characters: 1602 1500
No. of Different Words: 143 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.186 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.218 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.618 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 128 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 98 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 68 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 37 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 18.059 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 6.31 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.765 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.364 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.577 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.088 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 350, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ace flights can be also be expensive as a another space flight would be prompted....
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Line 7, column 184, Rule ID: SO_AS_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'to'
Suggestion: to
...may require manned flights to the space so as to manouver effectively. If so then, disre...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, may, regarding, so, then, therefore, as to, in addition, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 24.0 19.6327345309 122% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 19.0 12.9520958084 147% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 11.1786427146 63% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 13.6137724551 51% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 14.0 28.8173652695 49% => OK
Preposition: 22.0 55.5748502994 40% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 13.0 16.3942115768 79% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1647.0 2260.96107784 73% => OK
No of words: 307.0 441.139720559 70% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.36482084691 5.12650576532 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.18585898806 4.56307096286 92% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.71920450622 2.78398813304 98% => OK
Unique words: 150.0 204.123752495 73% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.488599348534 0.468620217663 104% => OK
syllable_count: 503.1 705.55239521 71% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 4.96107784431 101% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.76447105788 114% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.70958083832 111% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.67365269461 60% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.22255489022 71% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 19.7664670659 86% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 22.8473053892 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 42.4652106747 57.8364921388 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 96.8823529412 119.503703932 81% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.0588235294 23.324526521 77% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.52941176471 5.70786347227 97% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.25449101796 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.20758483034 85% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 6.88822355289 87% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.67664670659 86% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.346025879559 0.218282227539 159% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.12388613874 0.0743258471296 167% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.102289851614 0.0701772020484 146% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.199876989859 0.128457276422 156% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0888763043504 0.0628817314937 141% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.8 14.3799401198 89% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 48.3550499002 110% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.1628742515 43% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 12.197005988 84% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.51 12.5979740519 107% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.39 8.32208582834 101% => OK
difficult_words: 75.0 98.500998004 76% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 12.3882235529 89% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 11.1389221557 83% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.9071856287 92% => 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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