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

this argument makes the case that the number of shoppers in central plaza has been declining due to the increase in the number of skateboarders. it also further states that the skateboarders are responsible for the increase in the amount of litter and vandalism through the plaza. Though the argument is compelling at face value, its conclusion is ultimately flawed for two major reasons.

Firstly, the store owners have not mentioned any reasons between skateboarders and the increased litter and vandalism around the plaza. it is possible that the littering and vandalism has increased due to other factors such as the increasing crime throughout the city, lack of proper management, and so on. so it is necessary to consider other factors before coming to the above mentioned conclusion.

Secondly, skateboarders cannot be the only reason for decrease in the number of shoppers in central plaza. shoppers would not stop shopping just because there are skateboarders around the plaza. there has to be a greater reason involved for the decline in the number of shoppers. it is possible that there is a better plaza in the city with better deals, or that the shops at central plaza are simply not embracing the ongoing trends of the fashion industry. so without comparing other reasons, the argument would be seriously flawed.

While on the surface this argument may make some logical sense, it lacks a great deal of information that is important to identify if the argument is valid. The above mentioned various other factors need to be analyzed to gain a greater understanding of the facts, and thus make a better decision whether or not the increase in skateboarders is the reason behind the decline in shoppers at central plaza.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 1, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: This
this argument makes the case that the number...
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Suggestion: It
...ncrease in the number of skateboarders. it also further states that the skateboard...
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... litter and vandalism around the plaza. it is possible that the littering and vand...
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Suggestion: Shoppers
...he number of shoppers in central plaza. shoppers would not stop shopping just because th...
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Suggestion: There
...ere are skateboarders around the plaza. there has to be a greater reason involved for...
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... the decline in the number of shoppers. it is possible that there is a better plaz...
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Suggestion: So
...ongoing trends of the fashion industry. so without comparing other reasons, the ar...
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Line 7, column 298, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
... facts, and thus make a better decision whether or not the increase in skateboarders is the re...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, if, may, second, secondly, so, thus, while, as to, such as

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 19.6327345309 87% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 12.9520958084 39% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 11.1786427146 72% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 13.6137724551 44% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 14.0 28.8173652695 49% => OK
Preposition: 42.0 55.5748502994 76% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 16.3942115768 43% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1454.0 2260.96107784 64% => OK
No of words: 288.0 441.139720559 65% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.04861111111 5.12650576532 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11953428781 4.56307096286 90% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.77137282412 2.78398813304 100% => OK
Unique words: 138.0 204.123752495 68% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.479166666667 0.468620217663 102% => OK
syllable_count: 452.7 705.55239521 64% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 4.96107784431 121% => OK
Article: 3.0 8.76447105788 34% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.70958083832 74% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.67365269461 179% => OK
Preposition: 0.0 4.22255489022 0% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 19.7664670659 66% => 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: 22.0 22.8473053892 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 46.3456271914 57.8364921388 80% => OK
Chars per sentence: 111.846153846 119.503703932 94% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.1538461538 23.324526521 95% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.15384615385 5.70786347227 108% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 5.15768463074 78% => More paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 8.0 5.25449101796 152% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.20758483034 122% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 6.88822355289 29% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.67664670659 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.278875620886 0.218282227539 128% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.106992807397 0.0743258471296 144% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0957923536567 0.0701772020484 137% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.172514323433 0.128457276422 134% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0589671186392 0.0628817314937 94% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.4 14.3799401198 93% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 48.3550499002 102% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.197005988 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.01 12.5979740519 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.85 8.32208582834 94% => OK
difficult_words: 57.0 98.500998004 58% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 12.3882235529 89% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.1389221557 97% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.9071856287 92% => 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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minimum 3 arguments wanted.

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Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 3.0 out of 6
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 7 15
No. of Words: 288 350
No. of Characters: 1420 1500
No. of Different Words: 130 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.12 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.931 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.719 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 108 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 81 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 55 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 31 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 41.143 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 25.475 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.714 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.451 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.713 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.074 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 5