Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Playing computer games is a waste of time Children shouldn t be allowed to play them | TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ACT PTE ESL

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing computer games is a waste of time. Children shouldn't be allowed to play them.

Spending excessive hours playing computer games is a common problem among today's youth. While some people thus believe children should be prohibited from playing these games, I disagree and argue that video games can actually help children to be more creative and to develop their problem-solving skills.
First of all, the wide variety of computer games available these days suggests that they require a high level of creativity and imagination. These games involve shooting, strategy development, role-playing and more, presenting players will all sorts of tasks, such as simply going from point A to point B, trying to find hidden things, or following clues to complete a mission. Moreover, players encounter high quality graphic art, scripts, and other artistic features, making the game seem more realistic. For instance, in the game Farming Village, a player must figure out the correct order of farming steps in order to win the game. As most children who play this game have never been to an actual farm, this activity allows them to imagine the situation and be a part of it, even if only virtually. In the long run, educators can make good use of this technology to creatively teach history, geography, and other subjects with a more hands-on approach, thereby making video games a benefit rather than a waste of time.
Another advantage of computer games is that they enable players to view problems from different perspectives. Indeed, by playing computer games, children learn to solve various types of problems quickly as they often have to do this in real time, often against other players. Not only do children thus develop problem-solving skills, they also learn to be proactive, think independently, and interact with others online, all of which are useful in adulthood. My own experience playing these games allowed me to see problems from a variety of angles and learn why a solution might work for one specific problem but not others. Eventually, this carried over to school where I had to think through difficult questions and come up with an array of solutions in classes such as math or physics. Again, the applications of video games in education are endless.
In conclusion, to assume that playing computer games is a waste of time is shortsighted and does not take into account the potential benefits these games offer. Children should be encouraged to play these games to simulate their creativity and to learn to see problems from different perspectives and solve them.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, if, moreover, so, thus, while, for instance, in conclusion, such as, first of all

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 15.1003584229 79% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 9.8082437276 71% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 13.8261648746 116% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 11.0286738351 63% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 28.0 43.0788530466 65% => OK
Preposition: 60.0 52.1666666667 115% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.0752688172 87% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2093.0 1977.66487455 106% => OK
No of words: 411.0 407.700716846 101% => OK
Chars per words: 5.09245742092 4.8611393121 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.50256981431 4.48103885553 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.68446473208 2.67179642975 100% => OK
Unique words: 235.0 212.727598566 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.571776155718 0.524837075471 109% => OK
syllable_count: 638.1 618.680645161 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 9.59856630824 63% => OK
Article: 3.0 3.08781362007 97% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.86738351254 214% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.94265232975 101% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.6003584229 78% => 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: 25.0 20.1344086022 124% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 44.9012806053 48.9658058833 92% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.8125 100.406767564 130% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.6875 20.6045352989 125% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.8125 5.45110844103 125% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.5376344086 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 11.8709677419 67% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.85842293907 130% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.88709677419 61% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.335227333093 0.236089414692 142% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.112031258612 0.076458572812 147% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0635352843288 0.0737576698707 86% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.23258959493 0.150856017488 154% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0364425594578 0.0645574589148 56% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.4 11.7677419355 131% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 58.1214874552 79% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 10.1575268817 128% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.54 10.9000537634 115% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.68 8.01818996416 108% => OK
difficult_words: 99.0 86.8835125448 114% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.002688172 140% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.0537634409 119% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 10.247311828 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:

para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: conclusion.

So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:

reasons == advantages or

reasons == disadvantages

for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.

or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.

Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 Out of 30
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