Over the past three years, there has been a marked increase in cases of 'sidewalk rage,' similar to the irrational anger drivers experience on the road, but instead among sidewalk walkers. The result is an increase in assaults, property damage, and disruptions of normal pedestrian traffic. In order to address this growing problem, the council must ban cell phone use on sidewalks. Not only do people texting or using their phones slow down pedestrian traffic, but they are also more likely to walk into the road or bump into other walkers. Children are especially vulnerable because they are too short to be easily seen. Middletown passed such a ban and not only have they heard no complaints, but the reported incidents of sidewalk crime has gone down significantly
The petition submitted to the city council mentions about the increased cases of the sidewalk rage in Centerville and suggests the banning of cellphone use while walking on the sidewalk as an effective solution by taking example of similar cellphone ban results, in Middletown. Though the argument may seem valid but it stands on various assumptions as described below.
Firstly, the sidewalk infrastructure of Middletown and Centerville may not be closely comparable and hence solving a problem related to Centerville based on the results of a similar resolution of Middletown may not be a great idea. For instance, if the Centerville has an uneven or hilly terran and pedestrians on the sidewalk need to walk upwards which makes them tired and cause anger issues due to the exertion, causing more sidewalk rage. Then, in such a case banning of cellphone may have little to no impact on improving the situation. Therefore, a complete evaluation of the sidewalk's infrastructure and width needs to be conducted in order to physically compare it with Middletown sidewalks.
Further, the petition assumes that the people in Middletown and Centerville have similar kind of temprament causing them to involve in sidewalk rage for similar reasons. Whereas it is possible that the Centerville is actually a city where people are relativly short tempered due to day to day stress, on the other hand, Middeltown is a village where people are relatively easy going and involve in any verbal fight due to few other reasons. Along with this usual temprament difference in people there can be other reasons too such as people in Centerville usually use sidewalk while rushing towards work whereas in Middletown people use sidewalk for going to the beach, which accounts to the obvious difference in moods in two locations leading to differences in reasons for sidewalk rage. If this is actually the case then Middletown may have less problems causing sidewalk rage and only banning cellphones provided an easy solution, but Centerville may have several other problems related to walker's phsycologically which is actually causing the brawls and banning cellphones may not even reduce such cases.
Lastly, weather conditions in Centerville need to be taken into account before comparing it to the Middletown's climate. This is because it is completely possible that Middletown remains pleasent in terms of weather throughout the year whereas Centerville has extreme weather conditions such as snow, rain or scroching heat during the summers. For example, in Centerville people are mostly outraged while walking on the sidewalks because they usually have to rush through the rain or sweaty humidity. Therefore, a study needs to be conducted to observe in which weather people are getting involved in fights on the side walks and is weather the reason for their fights somehow in Centerville because if that is the case then banning cellphones are of no use.
In conclusion, there can be several reasons as to why people in Centerville are getting involved in sidewalk rage and a survey needs to be conducted and data needs to be presented preferably in the form of a systematic study before making any decision regarding this issue. Otherwise, banning cellphones may lead to even increased cases of sidewalk rage due to increased personal contact between people while walking, causing them getting involved in more fights.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 583, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'sidewalks'' or 'sidewalk's'?
Suggestion: sidewalks'; sidewalk's
...Therefore, a complete evaluation of the sidewalks infrastructure and width needs to be co...
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Line 5, column 280, Rule ID: PHRASE_REPETITION[1]
Message: This phrase is duplicated. You should probably leave only 'to day'.
Suggestion: to day
...people are relativly short tempered due to day to day stress, on the other hand, Middeltown i...
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Line 5, column 420, Rule ID: TO_TOO[2]
Message: Did you mean 'too'?
Suggestion: too
...ing and involve in any verbal fight due to few other reasons. Along with this usua...
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Line 5, column 845, Rule ID: FEWER_LESS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'fewer'? The noun problems is countable.
Suggestion: fewer
...ually the case then Middletown may have less problems causing sidewalk rage and only...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, first, firstly, hence, if, lastly, may, regarding, so, then, therefore, whereas, while, as to, for example, for instance, in conclusion, kind of, such as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 24.0 19.5258426966 123% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.4196629213 97% => OK
Conjunction : 18.0 14.8657303371 121% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 18.0 33.0505617978 54% => OK
Preposition: 83.0 58.6224719101 142% => OK
Nominalization: 14.0 12.9106741573 108% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2868.0 2235.4752809 128% => OK
No of words: 550.0 442.535393258 124% => OK
Chars per words: 5.21454545455 5.05705443957 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.84273464058 4.55969084622 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83134521076 2.79657885939 101% => OK
Unique words: 234.0 215.323595506 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.425454545455 0.4932671777 86% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 910.8 704.065955056 129% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 6.24550561798 16% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => 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: 34.0 23.0359550562 148% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 74.4008358488 60.3974514979 123% => OK
Chars per sentence: 179.25 118.986275619 151% => OK
Words per sentence: 34.375 23.4991977007 146% => OK
Discourse Markers: 11.6875 5.21951772744 224% => Less transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 10.2758426966 19% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 5.13820224719 214% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.159498458137 0.243740707755 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0648161908084 0.0831039109588 78% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0573032706536 0.0758088955206 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.113152638185 0.150359130593 75% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0436540499336 0.0667264976115 65% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 20.3 14.1392134831 144% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 28.51 48.8420337079 58% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 17.7 12.1743820225 145% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.53 12.1639044944 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.62 8.38706741573 103% => OK
difficult_words: 115.0 100.480337079 114% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 11.8971910112 122% => OK
gunning_fog: 15.6 11.2143820225 139% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => 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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