"Scientific theories, which most people consider as 'fact,' almost invariably prove to be inaccurate. Thus, one should look upon any information described as 'factual' with skepticism since it may well be proven false in the future."
Write and essay in which you take a position on the statement above. In developing and supporting your viewpoint, consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true.
Some people think of scientific theories as fact, something that can not be proven inaccurate, but this is not always the case. One should be skeptical about what they perceive as factual because it is likely that those facts can prove false in the future.
Several scientific theories throughout history have proven false after further consideration and study. For example, it was once a theory that the world was flat, and that if you walked far enough, you might fall off the planet Earth. As technology improved and space travel became readily available, scientists and astronauts proved that the world was not flat at all. Another theory proven false in recent times was that Pluto was considered a planet. At one time, it was taught that there were nine planets in our solar system, and Pluto was considered the last and final planet. Again, as technology improved and the world modernized, Pluto was proven not to be a planet after all.
Science is always evolving and improving, and this is why many theories are later considered to be false. In modern medicine, theories are tested until proven correct, but later developments may prove something else. Long ago, there was no cure for what was then considered a terminal disease. A disease such as smallpox could have likely killed a person, while today there is a vaccine for it. This might not have seemed possible in older times, but with advancements in medicine in today’s world, anything is possible. Medical trials are performed to further advance the field of science and medicine to prove that there are cures for certain disorders and diseases.
Not to say that all scientific theories later prove false, but it is important to be skeptical when dealing with such theories. Today, nothing is certain and nothing is factual until proven so. Although something may be proven correct today, does not mean it will be correct tomorrow. Our world is ever-evolving and new theories come into existence every day.
In conclusion, scientific theories cannot always be considered factual. As technology and the world around us advances, these same theories can later be proved inaccurate. Keeping an open mind about theories and science in general can benefit not only the believers of these theories, but the creators of theories as well.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, if, may, so, then, well, while, after all, for example, in conclusion, in general, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 34.0 19.5258426966 174% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.4196629213 97% => OK
Conjunction : 20.0 14.8657303371 135% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 33.0505617978 82% => OK
Preposition: 33.0 58.6224719101 56% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 6.0 12.9106741573 46% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1935.0 2235.4752809 87% => OK
No of words: 383.0 442.535393258 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.05221932115 5.05705443957 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.42384287591 4.55969084622 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.55180761004 2.79657885939 91% => OK
Unique words: 194.0 215.323595506 90% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.506527415144 0.4932671777 103% => OK
syllable_count: 603.9 704.065955056 86% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.740449438202 0% => OK
Article: 1.0 4.99550561798 20% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 8.0 1.77640449438 450% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 20.2370786517 104% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 23.0359550562 78% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 24.8914195344 60.3974514979 41% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 92.1428571429 118.986275619 77% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.2380952381 23.4991977007 78% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.52380952381 5.21951772744 87% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 10.2758426966 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.83258426966 228% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.188701628565 0.243740707755 77% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0584321903122 0.0831039109588 70% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0472475114309 0.0758088955206 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.113440624752 0.150359130593 75% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0456491885343 0.0667264976115 68% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.5 14.1392134831 81% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 48.8420337079 109% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 12.1743820225 85% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.01 12.1639044944 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.87 8.38706741573 94% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 100.480337079 81% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 11.2143820225 82% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => 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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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.