Claim: The best test of an argument is its ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
Reason: Only by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views of others does one really discover the value of that idea.
The writer claims that convincing someone with an opposing viewpoint could be the best test for argument ability because defending an idea against someone on opposite viewpoint can show how powerful the idea is. I can agree with neither the claim and nor the reason as I find them both problematic.
Firstly, in some situation one side of an argument had fewer knowledge in the field of an argument. As you should consider, arguing needs abundant knowledge to be convincing to an opposite viewpoint. Your knowledge determine whether you win an argument or lose it. As you see, convincing someone who has opposite viewpoint doesn’t really matter because, sometimes you can convince an opposing point of view by your knowledge even though you know that the opposing side was true. So, convincing someone who against your idea is not a perfect ruler for testing argument ability. In my perspective, an argument can be test by the knowledge of both side.
However, as I mention in the introductory paragraph, I disagree with a reason too. The value of an idea could not be measure by defending that idea against doubts and opposing viewpoints. A simple reason for this claim is that you consider more detail about an idea when you want defending it against opposite side. It is really difficult to put it in words but if you keep digging your idea you may be know how empty it is. As a result, your idea become more and more weaken in your idea. Besides, I mention above that your idea can be completely wrong and if you insist defending it, you made a fool of yourself.
In sum, I briefly explain about the fact that not only convincing opposing side cannot be helpful, but also you need knowledge to measure your argument. After that, I consider a situation in which you can find problems in reason too.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 56, Rule ID: FEWER_UNCOUNTABLE[1]
Message: Did you mean 'less knowledge'?
Suggestion: less knowledge
...e situation one side of an argument had fewer knowledge in the field of an argument. As you sho...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, besides, briefly, but, first, firstly, however, if, may, really, so, you know, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 19.5258426966 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.4196629213 97% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 14.8657303371 54% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 11.3162921348 97% => OK
Pronoun: 45.0 33.0505617978 136% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 38.0 58.6224719101 65% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 12.9106741573 85% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1495.0 2235.4752809 67% => OK
No of words: 317.0 442.535393258 72% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.71608832808 5.05705443957 93% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.21953715646 4.55969084622 93% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.55396238818 2.79657885939 91% => OK
Unique words: 150.0 215.323595506 70% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.473186119874 0.4932671777 96% => OK
syllable_count: 472.5 704.065955056 67% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 6.24550561798 144% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.2370786517 79% => 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: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 44.9840249422 60.3974514979 74% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.4375 118.986275619 79% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.8125 23.4991977007 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.0 5.21951772744 115% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.97078651685 80% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 10.2758426966 39% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 12.0 5.13820224719 234% => Less negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.453632779259 0.243740707755 186% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.171898381934 0.0831039109588 207% => Sentence topic similarity is high.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.122818472977 0.0758088955206 162% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.2953020777 0.150359130593 196% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.131071509711 0.0667264976115 196% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.7 14.1392134831 76% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 60.65 48.8420337079 124% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 12.1743820225 78% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.1 12.1639044944 83% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 6.92 8.38706741573 83% => OK
difficult_words: 47.0 100.480337079 47% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 11.8971910112 63% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Better to have 5/6 paragraphs with 3/4 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:
para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: reason 4. address both of the views presented for reason 4 (optional)
para 6: conclusion.
Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 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.