Some people think spoken communication is more powerful than written communication. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many people consider oral communication to be superior to written communication. However, I partly agree with this statement; in my opinion, deciding which types of communication is more effective depends on certain circumstances.
On the one hand, the main reason why spoken communication is believed to be more powerful than written communication is that people are more likely to understand what other speakers are feeling. In face-to-face conversations, the emotions of the speakers tend to be conveyed simultaneously with the intended message. Those emotions, including excitement, passion, or even nervousness, can be expressed through the tone of the speakers, their gestures, face expressions, and body language. In contrast, reading off the same text from a piece of paper may not be as effective because of the lack of proper manner of the speakers. For example, in dating, by observing their partners talking, people can figure out the other’s true feelings, so they may understand more about each other. Therefore, in the attempt to strengthen mutual relationships, verbal communication would be more powerful than other means of communication.
However, I would argue that due to its stability, written communication is not less effective. To illustrate this, when a piece of information is written or printed down, there can be hardly any way that it can be modified. As a result, the possibility of misinterpretation can be mitigated, protecting the authenticity of the information. Take business contracts as an example, these documents are discussed, then printed with the agreement of all parties, so when a conflict emerges, the contracts can prove which side is right. In other words, in circumstances requiring authenticity and stability, written communication tends to be more effective.
To sum up, it is difficult to conclude which means of communication is more effective. While spoken communication help people comprehend each other, written statements would be more powerful in terms of reliability.
Comments
Considering the content and…
Considering the content and the date you posted this essay, I assume that you have read many samples from various sources. I agree that this is a difficult topic so it is understandable to read other ideas and essays. However, I am very disappointed that you made little effort to make the ideas yours because when I read your essay, I can immediately recognize where you copied it from. You hardly paraphrase the sentences and your examples are vaguer than theirs. Hope to see your improvements in the future
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 236, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ay that it can be modified. As a result, the possibility of misinterpretation can...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
however, if, may, so, then, therefore, while, for example, in contrast, as a result, in my opinion, in other words, to sum up
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 13.1623246493 167% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 7.85571142285 140% => OK
Conjunction : 4.0 10.4138276553 38% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 8.0 7.30460921844 110% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 24.0651302605 66% => OK
Preposition: 47.0 41.998997996 112% => OK
Nominalization: 17.0 8.3376753507 204% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1722.0 1615.20841683 107% => OK
No of words: 312.0 315.596192385 99% => OK
Chars per words: 5.51923076923 5.12529762239 108% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.20279927342 4.20363070211 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.39588135698 2.80592935109 121% => OK
Unique words: 175.0 176.041082164 99% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.560897435897 0.561755894193 100% => OK
syllable_count: 540.9 506.74238477 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 5.43587174349 110% => OK
Article: 4.0 2.52805611222 158% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 0.809619238477 247% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 11.0 4.76152304609 231% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 16.0721442886 93% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 20.2975951904 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 33.15793855 49.4020404114 67% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.8 106.682146367 108% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.8 20.7667163134 100% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.33333333333 7.06120827912 118% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.67935871743 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.9879759519 50% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.281248874694 0.244688304435 115% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.111317735204 0.084324248473 132% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.112835672052 0.0667982634062 169% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.205333438141 0.151304729494 136% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0668012241459 0.056905535591 117% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.0 13.0946893788 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 42.72 50.2224549098 85% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.3001002004 109% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.74 12.4159519038 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.73 8.58950901804 102% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 78.4519038076 103% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 9.78957915832 123% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.1190380762 99% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 10.7795591182 139% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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