People who make decisions based on emotion and justify those decisions with logic afterwards are poor decision makers.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the pos

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People who make decisions based on emotion and justify those decisions with logic afterwards are poor decision makers.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

Decisions made in haste and anger have seldom been correct. I agree with the notion broached in the prompt that making decisions based on emotions and justifying them with logic at a later time results in poor decisions that may not be favorable to the decision maker.

Consider a standardized test such as the Graduate Record Examination. Test takers usually have to be objective when answering questions and ensure that their answers are not swayed by their transitory emotions at that time. Taking a test is basically equivalent to making a sequence of decisions. Students who take standardized tests are very familiar with how their state of mind influences their ability to think clearly. A question that may seem puzzling might actually be a result of of unnecessary clutter in the student's mind such as whether they will finish the section on time, or a nagging thought about a complex question that they previously encountered. At every point in the exam, one has to consider whether an option makes sense, and must try to follow a standard approach to remove the dependence of their scores on that environment and instead base it solely on their knowledge and problem solving skills. This is especially true for solving mathematics problems, which by nature, require a disinterested viewpoint in order to be discerned.

The importance of decision making cannot be more apparent than its role in politics and leadership. A good leader, for instance, is one who possesses a robust decision making methodology, by weighing in the multitude of factors that commonly arise in their problems. A CEO of a company who is on the verge of furloughing a large number of employees must think twice if there is a really convincing reason to do so. They must, for a moment, step outside their shoes and if possible, put themselves in the shoes of the others, consider an alternative viewpoint, before executing their plans. Adolf Hitler, albeit a tyrant was an effective leader due to his efficient decision making prowess. Even his decline can be attributed to the blunder of a decision - to invade Russia. Experts claim that this sudden move to invade what was at the time, a formidable nation, arose out of Hitler's incessant greed to increase his power and influence on Europe.

As a pupil of both a yoga and a meditation program, I have been frequently instructed by my tutors to refrain from making any significant decisions when I am angry or upset. One can find that their outlook on a problem often pulls an about-face once their negative emotions have subsided. They will ultimately be grateful for making the right move, even if it meant delaying the decision making process.

Decision making is prevalent in all walks of life. Whether professional or personal, making a sound decision is often the most important factor in determining the success of an individual or society. Logic, although a powerful tool, cannot repair the damage done by making a wrong decision driven by emotion.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 486, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a word
Suggestion: of
...eem puzzling might actually be a result of of unnecessary clutter in the students min...
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Line 9, column 322, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...pany who is on the verge of furloughing a large number of employees must think twice if there is ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, if, look, may, really, so, as to, for instance, such as

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 20.0 19.5258426966 102% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.4196629213 97% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 14.8657303371 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 16.0 11.3162921348 141% => OK
Pronoun: 39.0 33.0505617978 118% => OK
Preposition: 68.0 58.6224719101 116% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 12.9106741573 93% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2508.0 2235.4752809 112% => OK
No of words: 502.0 442.535393258 113% => OK
Chars per words: 4.99601593625 5.05705443957 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.7334296765 4.55969084622 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76842803119 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 280.0 215.323595506 130% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.557768924303 0.4932671777 113% => OK
syllable_count: 794.7 704.065955056 113% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 5.0 4.99550561798 100% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 22.0 20.2370786517 109% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 54.5443371098 60.3974514979 90% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.0 118.986275619 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.8181818182 23.4991977007 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.18181818182 5.21951772744 61% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 10.2758426966 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.83258426966 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.244647023754 0.243740707755 100% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0757352076882 0.0831039109588 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0776123239933 0.0758088955206 102% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.167576688897 0.150359130593 111% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0980733233436 0.0667264976115 147% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.5 14.1392134831 95% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 48.8420337079 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.02 12.1639044944 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.32 8.38706741573 111% => OK
difficult_words: 146.0 100.480337079 145% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 11.8971910112 71% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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