Claim: Any piece of information referred to as a fact should be mistrusted, since it may well be proven false in the future.
Reason: Much of the information that people assume is factual actually turns out to be inaccurate.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
Factual evidence is needed to establish truth and allows a person to set up logical biases. Without the existance of facts, communication would be untrustworthy because there would be no merit to the information shared. The author holds that all facts should be deemed fictitious based on the assumption that the future may hold an altered truth.
I strongly disagree with the claim because facts are proven sources of information and therefore, the definition itself deems them truthful and trustworthy. While I do see the weight of the author's reasoning, as misinformation runs rabid, creating a blanket statement to cover all information shared under the guise of "fact" is not applicable. Fact is rooted in truth which is defined by means of time, discovery and applicability.
The first reason why I believe facts must be treated as truth is because time changes fact. Something may be true today that isn't true tomorrow. For example, if you tune into the weather channel and learn that a hurricane is on its way, it would behoove you to listen to what facts are available. Perhaps the meteorologist instructs you to prepare for a direct hit. Since weather is always changing, this warning could become obsolete. however, in that moment, the threat is real. time changes situations, not facts.
Second, facts can be changed when new discoveries are made. As a society, there are many facts that we have learned over time. The scientific method is one way that people are given the opportunity to discover facts on their own. By creating a question and finding a method to answer the question, inquirers are able to produce factual evidence by generating repeatable outcomes. Take, for example, pasteurization. Louis pasture found that heating his solutions and covering them right away inhibited bacterial growth. Today, most of our dairy products are warmed to high temperatures to kill bacteria before we bring them into our houses. did people still drink milk before pasteurization? Yes however, after learning about the risks.
Third, being able to apply and investigate facts allows people to do their own research into what they believe to be real. For example, before the 13th century, a majority of the world believed our world to be flat. When Galileo proposed a theory stating that the world was round, people did not believe him at the time. Hundreds of years have passed, but we now take for granted this fact. Discoveries can change our perception of the world by allowing us more knowledge to deduce truth from.
In conclusion, facts do not change, but time, science and new discoveries. while some may believe that facts should be taken with a grain of salt, it is important to remember what constitutes a fact and instead be wary of where the information came from
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: isn't
... fact. Something may be true today that isnt true tomorrow. For example, if you tune...
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Suggestion: However
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Suggestion: Time
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Suggestion: Did
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Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: While
... but time, science and new discoveries. while some may believe that facts should be t...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, may, second, so, still, therefore, third, while, for example, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 29.0 19.5258426966 149% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.4196629213 97% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 14.8657303371 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 11.3162921348 124% => OK
Pronoun: 38.0 33.0505617978 115% => OK
Preposition: 57.0 58.6224719101 97% => OK
Nominalization: 17.0 12.9106741573 132% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2355.0 2235.4752809 105% => OK
No of words: 466.0 442.535393258 105% => OK
Chars per words: 5.05364806867 5.05705443957 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.64618479453 4.55969084622 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76044499116 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 266.0 215.323595506 124% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.570815450644 0.4932671777 116% => OK
syllable_count: 720.0 704.065955056 102% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 6.24550561798 64% => OK
Article: 6.0 4.99550561798 120% => OK
Subordination: 9.0 3.10617977528 290% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.38483146067 160% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 29.0 20.2370786517 143% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 23.0359550562 69% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 42.2665231289 60.3974514979 70% => OK
Chars per sentence: 81.2068965517 118.986275619 68% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.0689655172 23.4991977007 68% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.44827586207 5.21951772744 66% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.97078651685 121% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 7.80617977528 64% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.83258426966 228% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.263273857151 0.243740707755 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0604299551688 0.0831039109588 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0631207353562 0.0758088955206 83% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.147130822224 0.150359130593 98% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.047749938414 0.0667264976115 72% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.4 14.1392134831 74% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 63.7 48.8420337079 130% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.4 12.1743820225 69% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.71 12.1639044944 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.19 8.38706741573 98% => OK
difficult_words: 111.0 100.480337079 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 11.8971910112 97% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 11.2143820225 75% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 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.