- The following appeared in a recommendation from the president of Amburg's Chamber of Commerce.
"Last October the city of Belleville installed high-intensity lighting in its central business district, and vandalism there declined within a month. The city of Amburg has recently begun police patrols on bicycles in its business district, but the rate of vandalism there remains constant. We should install high-intensity lighting throughout Amburg, then, because doing so is a more effective way to combat crime. By reducing crime in this way, we can revitalize the declining neighborhoods in our city."
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
In the above recommendation, the author argues that to curb the vandalism they should install high-intensity lighting throughout Amburg. The author supports his argument by stating that after installing high-intensity lighting in Belleville vandalism declined within a month thus, ostensively implementing a similar strategy will also help to curtail the vandalism in Amburg. However, before evaluating the author’s argument three unstated assumptions need to be answered.
Firstly, the author argues that they should imitate Belleville’s strategy of installing high-intensity lighting in Amburg without providing any evidence regarding the two areas. One may raise questions about the authenticity of the comparison between the two areas. In other words, one can ask questions about the legitimacy of the strategy of using one circumstance from one thing to predict and generalise the other. Maybe the central business district of Belleville and Amburg are not similar at all. There is a possibility that roads in the central business area are more crowded at night than in Amburg and most of the crimes happen at night. Perhaps installing high-lighting intensive police patrol is the main reason behind the decline of crimes in business towns whereas the police force is not strict in Amburg than Belleville. If any of the above scenarios is true then the author’s argument is built unreliably. The author does not provide any justifiable evidence regarding the conditions of Belleville and Amburg. The author has to provide more evidence perhaps in a research study about the conditions of two areas to rectify his argument.
Secondly, the author argues that vandalism remained the same even after mandating police patrol on bicycles in Amburg. One may raise questions about the reasoning behind implementing police patrol on bicycles. Maybe most of the miscreants use bikes when they commit crimes then police patrol on bicycles will be ineffectual. Maybe people in the city are less careful about the danger. Then implementing an awareness campaign or providing high-speed vehicles will be effective rather than police patrol on bicycles. The author does not provide any evidence regarding the reasoning behind the failure of police patrol. The author has to provide more admissible evidence perhaps in a form of a research study about the reasoning behind the failure of police patrol to bolster his argument otherwise the author’s argument holds no water.
Thirdly, the author argues that by reducing crime the declining neighbourhood of Amburg will rejuvenate without providing any evidence about the efficacy of the strategy. One may ask whether increasing crime is the only reason behind declining neighbourhoods. Maybe the poor infrastructure of Amburg is the main reason behind the decline. Maybe most of the people leave Amburg for finding better jobs. In these cases, curtailing crime will not help to burgeon the city neighbourhoods. The author does not provide any necessary evidence regarding the declination. To strengthen his argument the author has to provide more evidence perhaps in a form of a systematic research study about the reasoning behind neighbourhood declinations.
In conclusion, the author’s argument stands now is seriously unwarranted due to its reliance on several unwarranted assumptions. If the author can elucidate the three unstated assumptions above and offer more evidence perhaps in the form of a systematic research study then it will be possible to evaluate the author’s recommendation that vandalism in Amburg will decline after installing high-intensity lighting throughout the city and it will resuscitate the declining neighbourhood.
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Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...tated assumptions need to be answered. Firstly, the author argues that they sho...
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Line 3, column 838, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “If” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...s not strict in Amburg than Belleville. If any of the above scenarios is true then...
^^
Line 4, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... of two areas to rectify his argument. Secondly, the author argues that vandali...
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Line 8, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ing behind neighbourhood declinations. In conclusion, the author’s argument sta...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, however, if, may, regarding, second, secondly, so, then, third, thirdly, thus, whereas, as to, in conclusion, in other words
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.6327345309 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 16.0 12.9520958084 124% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 11.1786427146 63% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 13.6137724551 59% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 18.0 28.8173652695 62% => OK
Preposition: 94.0 55.5748502994 169% => OK
Nominalization: 22.0 16.3942115768 134% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3145.0 2260.96107784 139% => OK
No of words: 566.0 441.139720559 128% => OK
Chars per words: 5.55653710247 5.12650576532 108% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.87757670434 4.56307096286 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.02847315734 2.78398813304 109% => OK
Unique words: 216.0 204.123752495 106% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.381625441696 0.468620217663 81% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 995.4 705.55239521 141% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59920159681 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 4.96107784431 0% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.76447105788 126% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.70958083832 111% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.22255489022 142% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 28.0 19.7664670659 142% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 22.8473053892 88% => OK
Sentence length SD: 62.8759204907 57.8364921388 109% => OK
Chars per sentence: 112.321428571 119.503703932 94% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.2142857143 23.324526521 87% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.21428571429 5.70786347227 91% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.25449101796 76% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 8.20758483034 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 14.0 6.88822355289 203% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.67664670659 214% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.189350239541 0.218282227539 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0597372539732 0.0743258471296 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0722400113321 0.0701772020484 103% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.134322417749 0.128457276422 105% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0741373871051 0.0628817314937 118% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.9 14.3799401198 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 34.26 48.3550499002 71% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.5 12.197005988 111% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.97 12.5979740519 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.86 8.32208582834 94% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 98.500998004 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 12.3882235529 97% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.1389221557 90% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.9071856287 126% => 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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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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...tated assumptions need to be answered. Firstly, the author argues that they sho...
^^^
Line 3, column 838, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “If” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...s not strict in Amburg than Belleville. If any of the above scenarios is true then...
^^
Line 4, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... of two areas to rectify his argument. Secondly, the author argues that vandali...
^^^
Line 8, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...ing behind neighbourhood declinations. In conclusion, the author’s argument sta...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, however, if, may, regarding, second, secondly, so, then, third, thirdly, thus, whereas, as to, in conclusion, in other words
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.6327345309 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 16.0 12.9520958084 124% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 11.1786427146 63% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 13.6137724551 59% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 18.0 28.8173652695 62% => OK
Preposition: 94.0 55.5748502994 169% => OK
Nominalization: 22.0 16.3942115768 134% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3145.0 2260.96107784 139% => OK
No of words: 566.0 441.139720559 128% => OK
Chars per words: 5.55653710247 5.12650576532 108% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.87757670434 4.56307096286 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.02847315734 2.78398813304 109% => OK
Unique words: 216.0 204.123752495 106% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.381625441696 0.468620217663 81% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 995.4 705.55239521 141% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59920159681 113% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 4.96107784431 0% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.76447105788 126% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.70958083832 111% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.22255489022 142% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 28.0 19.7664670659 142% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 22.8473053892 88% => OK
Sentence length SD: 62.8759204907 57.8364921388 109% => OK
Chars per sentence: 112.321428571 119.503703932 94% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.2142857143 23.324526521 87% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.21428571429 5.70786347227 91% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.25449101796 76% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 8.20758483034 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 14.0 6.88822355289 203% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.67664670659 214% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.189350239541 0.218282227539 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0597372539732 0.0743258471296 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0722400113321 0.0701772020484 103% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.134322417749 0.128457276422 105% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0741373871051 0.0628817314937 118% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.9 14.3799401198 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 34.26 48.3550499002 71% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.5 12.197005988 111% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.97 12.5979740519 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.86 8.32208582834 94% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 98.500998004 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 12.3882235529 97% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.1389221557 90% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.9071856287 126% => 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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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.