Discussing controversial topics with those with contrasting views is not useful because very few people change their mind when questioned about their core beliefs.
Write a response to the prompt in which you discuss whether or not you agree or disagree. Be certain to fully develop your position and carefully consider ways in which your position could be challenged.
The topic raises the issue of whether it is useful to dicuss controversial topics with those with opposing views. Indisputely, very few people changer their mind when questioned about their core beliefs. I disagree that it is not useful to discuss them even if because of the following reasons.
First, the purpose of conversations should not be persuade someone else, but simply be exchanging thinking. Everyone's thinking should be honored. Just like Voltaire says, "I don't agree with you what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Therefore, if we set the goal of conversation as exchanging thinking, every conversation is meaningful.
Second, having conversations with people having contrasting views is useful because it allows people to learn different thinking. For instance, born as a Taiwanese, I believe that we are not a part of China because we have our own government and president, so I had had no idea why Chinese people think Taiwan is a province of China. It was not until I had a chance to talk with Chinese students did I hear that is how they are educated and they feel a sense of unity with Taiwanese people. Even though neither did we change our minds toward this topic after the conversation, I started to think it's reasonable for them to think like that.
Lastly, some people would argue that since very few people change their mind in terms of core beliefs, it is not a fruitful conversation. However, talking about controversial topics may serve as chance to know each other better, and build a stronger relationship. For example, one of my friend didn't not support LGBT because she thought they are abnormal. One day, she was talking about the LGBT topic with her friend, and the friend came out and adimitted that he was a gay. After that conversation, she realized that LGBT people are normal and she became closer with that friend.
Therefore, it is meaningful to have conversation of controversial topics even with those who have different points of view.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, lastly, may, second, so, therefore, for example, for instance, talking about
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 18.0 19.5258426966 92% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 12.4196629213 32% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 14.8657303371 54% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 11.0 11.3162921348 97% => OK
Pronoun: 51.0 33.0505617978 154% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 43.0 58.6224719101 73% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1693.0 2235.4752809 76% => OK
No of words: 345.0 442.535393258 78% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.90724637681 5.05705443957 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.3097767484 4.55969084622 95% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.73216044425 2.79657885939 98% => OK
Unique words: 188.0 215.323595506 87% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.544927536232 0.4932671777 110% => OK
syllable_count: 516.6 704.065955056 73% => 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: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.77640449438 225% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 1.0 4.38483146067 23% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
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: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 44.680637585 60.3974514979 74% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.8125 118.986275619 89% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.5625 23.4991977007 92% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.3125 5.21951772744 121% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.2758426966 88% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.83258426966 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.370965934669 0.243740707755 152% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.114481974832 0.0831039109588 138% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.088003803961 0.0758088955206 116% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.20826048533 0.150359130593 139% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.146508905968 0.0667264976115 220% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.5 14.1392134831 88% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 58.62 48.8420337079 120% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 12.1743820225 85% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.2 12.1639044944 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.79 8.38706741573 93% => OK
difficult_words: 68.0 100.480337079 68% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.7820224719 68% => The average readability is low. Need to imporve the language.
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 54.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.25 Out of 6
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