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.
The statement suggests that since scientific hypothesis nearly always prove to be wrong, people should be cautious in considering them. While it is true that any individual has to be skeptic towards any given information, evidence for this argument is lacking, and the argument itself is speculative.
The statement has to back its evidence by statistics, that most theories are in fact wrong, yet providing statistics for the outcome of all scientific theories is simply impossible.
Moreover, provided that such data is given, the argument concludes that all information should be considered doubtful; However, this approach would lead to chaos since one can not trust anything. This conclusion is wholly far-fetched as not all information are theories.
For example, the information that the speed of light is 300 metes per second is not a theory and
can not be invalidated as well, not completely at least, because humans have measured this number with different instruments in different times. This speed can be measured more precisely, but it is not false.
The author could have been more accurate in many ways. The more a scientific theory has aged, the less likely it is to be wrong since humans have had the time to test it and find similar results. Therefore, if the argument was based on recent scientific theories, it would have been more plausible.
In brief, the statement that all information should be seen with skepticism because most theories are wrong is faulty, the conclusion should have been strictly limited to recent scientific theories, not all data.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 6, column 97, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...300 metes per second is not a theory and can not be invalidated as well, not comp...
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Line 9, column 60, Rule ID: MORE_A_JJ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'a more scientific'?
Suggestion: a more scientific
...ve been more accurate in many ways. The more a scientific theory has aged, the less likely it is ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, moreover, second, therefore, well, while, as to, at least, for example, in brief, in fact, it is true
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 26.0 19.5258426966 133% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 12.4196629213 81% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 14.8657303371 34% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 7.0 11.3162921348 62% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 20.0 33.0505617978 61% => OK
Preposition: 23.0 58.6224719101 39% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 14.0 12.9106741573 108% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1335.0 2235.4752809 60% => More number of characters wanted.
No of words: 257.0 442.535393258 58% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.19455252918 5.05705443957 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.00390054096 4.55969084622 88% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.77740890255 2.79657885939 99% => OK
Unique words: 136.0 215.323595506 63% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.529182879377 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 403.2 704.065955056 57% => syllable counts are too short.
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: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.77640449438 169% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 4.38483146067 23% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 20.2370786517 54% => 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: 23.0 23.0359550562 100% => OK
Sentence length SD: 60.4354720424 60.3974514979 100% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.363636364 118.986275619 102% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.3636363636 23.4991977007 99% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.8181818182 5.21951772744 207% => Less transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 7.0 4.97078651685 141% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 1.0 10.2758426966 10% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
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: 0.206776940522 0.243740707755 85% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0845601604058 0.0831039109588 102% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0565887358217 0.0758088955206 75% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.099800637232 0.150359130593 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0586199303651 0.0667264976115 88% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.7 14.1392134831 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.8420337079 99% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.1743820225 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.12 12.1639044944 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.46 8.38706741573 101% => OK
difficult_words: 60.0 100.480337079 60% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 11.8971910112 122% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.2143820225 100% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Maximum six paragraphs wanted.
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.