Claim: The big test of an argument is the 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 the idea.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
The claim that the viability of an argument is based on its ability to convince someone with a contrasting idea is subjective. But, I agree with the prompt that to discover the value of an argument, is to determine how well it's able to sway people to buy into its ideas.
For someone to be able to defend an argument effectively and convince people to follow that idea, it shows that the person must have a vast knowledge of that area and he is able to pass the intricacies of the benefits of the idea to them. For example, the shape of the earth has been argued back and forth by scientists, they we able to propose a lot of hypothesis about if it was flat-shaped or oval-shaped; till they were able to discover through intense research that the earth is spherical. In order for the body of science to accept that the earth is spherical, the scientists have their proofs, evidences and their enthusiasm in communicating their new found idea, and that got the theory of the spherical shape of the earth to be accepted.
Also, weighing the value of an idea one must be able to defend it against all opposing views for it to be accepted. For instance, in a political memorandum, the opposing team tries to convince the audience that their ideas are best fit to rule the people. E.g. Trump's defense of himself being best fit as the next president will be valuable if he is able to communicate to Americans how he would serve them better in his next regime, e.g. by making employment rates about 1% and by bringing a cure to the pandemic etc.
However, there are times that the value of an idea though convincing, could be destructive in the long run. E.g. the fight for the legalisation of abortion. The activists maybe able to convince people on the viability of their argument, but we know in the long run there will be more death rate.
In conclusion, the ability to convince someone of an argument to a large extent shows it is valuable, but at times an argument being convincing maybe not be so apt in the long run.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 346, Rule ID: A_LOT_OF_NN[1]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun hypothesis seems to be countable; consider using: 'a lot of hypotheses', 'a lot of hypothesises'.
Suggestion: a lot of hypotheses; a lot of hypothesises
... by scientists, they we able to propose a lot of hypothesis about if it was flat-shaped or oval-sha...
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Line 5, column 519, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... by bringing a cure to the pandemic etc. However, there are times that the value ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, e.g., however, if, may, so, thus, well, for example, for instance, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 23.0 19.5258426966 118% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 12.4196629213 48% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 14.8657303371 61% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 35.0 33.0505617978 106% => OK
Preposition: 62.0 58.6224719101 106% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 12.9106741573 93% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1661.0 2235.4752809 74% => OK
No of words: 369.0 442.535393258 83% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.50135501355 5.05705443957 89% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.38284983912 4.55969084622 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.57757628429 2.79657885939 92% => OK
Unique words: 175.0 215.323595506 81% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.474254742547 0.4932671777 96% => OK
syllable_count: 530.1 704.065955056 75% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.59117977528 88% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 6.24550561798 48% => OK
Article: 7.0 4.99550561798 140% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.77640449438 169% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 20.2370786517 59% => 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: 30.0 23.0359550562 130% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 66.696868159 60.3974514979 110% => OK
Chars per sentence: 138.416666667 118.986275619 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.75 23.4991977007 131% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.58333333333 5.21951772744 145% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.2758426966 88% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More 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: 0.336062518036 0.243740707755 138% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.147448164105 0.0831039109588 177% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.124128860759 0.0758088955206 164% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.211344415155 0.150359130593 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0668299479278 0.0667264976115 100% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.1 14.1392134831 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 57.95 48.8420337079 119% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.6 12.1743820225 103% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 9.41 12.1639044944 77% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.78 8.38706741573 93% => OK
difficult_words: 62.0 100.480337079 62% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 11.8971910112 113% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 11.2143820225 125% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.7820224719 119% => 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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