The best test of an argument is the argument's ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
In this era, there are a number of arguments circulated among a variety of people. Those arguments have been supported or gainsaid by different individuals and it is natural for a support of a specific argument to maintain his or her stance against the opposers. Therefore, some people have claimed that the best test of an argument would be its capacity to convince a person rejecting the argument. While this statement is not implausible, there would be more difficult tasks that the argument has to take.
It is certain that convincing an individual with an opposing view would be an achievement for the people who espouse a specific idea. As their counterparts are also stanch on their argument that is incompatible with the former’s version, it must be hard to convince these people based on the evidences and persuasive abilities of the argument buttressed by the former. Therefore, it is conceivable that converting others who originally rejected a specific opinion has been considered the best achievements for the supporters of that argument. This phenomenon can be easily found among religious or political groups boasting their success in converting the opposers.
However, while it is reliable that persuading opposers can be regarded as an accomplishment, there are other missions that would be hard to fulfilled and the successful results of them would be also meaningful to a large extent. First of all, it is also a tough task to convince a large number of people who are uninterested in the issues discussed by two different sorts of supporters. When it comes to the supporters of specific ideologies or political approaches, it would be more important for them to convince as many people as possible rather than attract their opposers because their influences would rely upon the number of people who endorse their ideas. For example, the Islamists in Turkey and Egypt could win the elections successfully because they tried to attract neutral voters rather than persuade the secularists, the main opponent of them. As a result, they could have a legitimate authority of the country and this consequence seems to be the best achievement for them.
In addition, it would also be a daunting task for a supporter of a specific idea to make his argument an accepted one among experts or pundits of the field related to that argument. For instance, when the controversial book named Black Athena was published, it could appeal a number of laymen. However, the main argument of this book that the ancient Greek civilization was a progeny of the African civilizations located in the present day Sudan and Ethiopia was denied by most experts in the fields of archaeology and ancient history. Therefore, even if some arguments can convince neutral or opposing individuals of their reliability, it is harder to persuade the specialists who have studied the topics associated with the arguments.
Therefore, it can be concluded that there are many sorts of challenges to specific arguments. While some people think that persuading opposers is the most important test imposed on those arguments, there are other tasks that are quite tough and significant too. As aforementioned, convincing a large number of people or experts in the relevant fields can be examples of those missions.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 279, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...ll, it is also a tough task to convince a large number of people who are uninterested in the issu...
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Line 5, column 292, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...cant too. As aforementioned, convincing a large number of people or experts in the relevant field...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, so, then, therefore, while, as to, for example, for instance, in addition, as a result, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 34.0 19.5258426966 174% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 17.0 12.4196629213 137% => OK
Conjunction : 15.0 14.8657303371 101% => OK
Relative clauses : 20.0 11.3162921348 177% => OK
Pronoun: 51.0 33.0505617978 154% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 62.0 58.6224719101 106% => OK
Nominalization: 18.0 12.9106741573 139% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2759.0 2235.4752809 123% => OK
No of words: 539.0 442.535393258 122% => OK
Chars per words: 5.11873840445 5.05705443957 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.81833721656 4.55969084622 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.94242525561 2.79657885939 105% => OK
Unique words: 231.0 215.323595506 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.428571428571 0.4932671777 87% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 878.4 704.065955056 125% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 12.0 6.24550561798 192% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 9.0 3.10617977528 290% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 20.2370786517 99% => OK
Sentence length: 26.0 23.0359550562 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.2995219863 60.3974514979 87% => OK
Chars per sentence: 137.95 118.986275619 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.95 23.4991977007 115% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.55 5.21951772744 125% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 10.2758426966 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 10.0 5.13820224719 195% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 0.0 4.83258426966 0% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.188964568958 0.243740707755 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0687120899788 0.0831039109588 83% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0574894185788 0.0758088955206 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.123912209319 0.150359130593 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0646087214484 0.0667264976115 97% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.2 14.1392134831 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 48.8420337079 92% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 12.1743820225 110% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.71 12.1639044944 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.88 8.38706741573 106% => OK
difficult_words: 135.0 100.480337079 134% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.2143820225 111% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.7820224719 110% => 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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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.