The following appeared as a letter to the editor from a Central Plaza store owner.
"Over the past two years, the number of shoppers in Central Plaza has been steadily decreasing while the popularity of skateboarding has increased dramatically. Many Central Plaza store owners believe that the decrease in their business is due to the number of skateboard users in the plaza. There has also been a dramatic increase in the amount of litter and vandalism throughout the plaza. Thus, we recommend that the city prohibit skateboarding in Central Plaza. If skateboarding is prohibited here, we predict that business in Central Plaza will return to its previously high levels."
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
he argument presented in the letter to the editor from a Central Plaza store owner suggests that the popularity of skateboarding has led to a decrease in shoppers and an increase in litter and vandalism in the area. The store owner recommends that the city prohibit skateboarding in Central Plaza in order to return business to its previously high levels. However, in order to decide whether this recommendation is likely to have the predicted result, several questions need to be answered.
First, it is important to determine whether the decrease in shoppers is indeed caused by the increase in skateboard users in the plaza. While the store owner believes that this is the case, other factors such as the overall economic climate, the presence of other shopping centers, and the availability of online shopping options may also play a role. Additionally, it is important to examine whether the number of shoppers in Central Plaza has decreased relative to other shopping areas in the city. Without this information, it is impossible to conclude that the decrease in shoppers is specifically due to the presence of skateboarders.
Second, it is important to determine whether there is a correlation between the increase in skateboarding and the increase in litter and vandalism in the area. While it may seem logical to assume that the two are related, it is possible that other factors such as a lack of enforcement of litter and vandalism laws, or an increase in the number of homeless or other groups that may be more likely to engage in such activities, could be contributing to the problem. Without this information, it is impossible to conclude that the increase in litter and vandalism is specifically due to the presence of skateboarders.
Finally, it is important to consider the potential consequences of prohibiting Skateboarding in Central Plaza. While it may lead to an increase in shoppers, it could also lead to a decrease in foot traffic, as Skateboarders may no longer be inclined to come to the area. Additionally, it could lead to a decrease in the city's attractiveness to young people, who may view the prohibition as a sign that the city is not welcoming to them.
In conclusion, in order to decide whether the recommendation to prohibit Skateboarding in Central Plaza is likely to have the predicted result, it is important to determine whether the decrease in shoppers is specifically due to the presence of Skateboarders, whether there is a correlation between the increase in Skateboarding and the increase in litter and vandalism, and what the potential consequences of the prohibition might be. Answering these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation and determine whether it is truly the best solution for the Central Plaza community.
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e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.5 out of 6
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 1 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 4 2
No. of Sentences: 15 15
No. of Words: 456 350
No. of Characters: 2281 1500
No. of Different Words: 160 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.621 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.002 4.6
Word Length SD: 3.117 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 169 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 141 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 109 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 64 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 30.4 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 13.647 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.6 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.426 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.639 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.113 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 1, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: He
he argument presented in the letter to the...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, if, may, second, so, while, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 19.6327345309 127% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.9520958084 93% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 11.1786427146 116% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 13.6137724551 73% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 30.0 28.8173652695 104% => OK
Preposition: 79.0 55.5748502994 142% => OK
Nominalization: 16.0 16.3942115768 98% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2333.0 2260.96107784 103% => OK
No of words: 456.0 441.139720559 103% => OK
Chars per words: 5.11622807018 5.12650576532 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.62105577807 4.56307096286 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.18576803893 2.78398813304 114% => OK
Unique words: 162.0 204.123752495 79% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.355263157895 0.468620217663 76% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 755.1 705.55239521 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59920159681 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 4.96107784431 222% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 2.0 8.76447105788 23% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 2.70958083832 148% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.67365269461 179% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.22255489022 118% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 19.7664670659 76% => 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: 30.0 22.8473053892 131% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 81.2107272608 57.8364921388 140% => OK
Chars per sentence: 155.533333333 119.503703932 130% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.4 23.324526521 130% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.73333333333 5.70786347227 100% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.25449101796 19% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.20758483034 158% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 0.0 6.88822355289 0% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.67664670659 43% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.298527375743 0.218282227539 137% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.123482251518 0.0743258471296 166% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.102622652703 0.0701772020484 146% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.187500593728 0.128457276422 146% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0829369817997 0.0628817314937 132% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.9 14.3799401198 124% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 32.57 48.3550499002 67% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.1628742515 156% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.2 12.197005988 133% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.01 12.5979740519 103% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.17 8.32208582834 98% => OK
difficult_words: 88.0 98.500998004 89% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 12.3882235529 109% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 11.1389221557 126% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.9071856287 118% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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