"Medical experts say that only one-quarter of Corpora's citizens meet the current standards for adequate physical fitness, even though twenty years ago, one-half of all of Corpora's citizens met the standards as then defined. But these experts are mistaken when they suggest that spending too much time using computers has caused a decline in fitness. Since overall fitness levels are highest in regions of Corpora where levels of computer ownership are also highest, it is clear that using computers has not made citizens less physically fit. Instead, as shown by this year's unusually low expenditures on fitness-related products and services, the recent decline in the economy is most likely the cause, and fitness levels will improve when the economy does."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
The argument claims that declination in the economy is most likely the cause to make the citizen less physically fit and fitness levels will improve when the economy does. The conclusion of the argument relies on some stated and unstated assumptions and without the justification of these assumptions the argument will be weak and unconvincing.
Firstly, the argument depends on the fact that citizens are not reluctant to do physical exercises provided with all the facilities to do it. Then the money may be a factor to hamper them to meet the physical fitness standards. If citizens are lazy in recent years and are not much inspired to be cautious of their health, then money can not help them to meet physical fitness.
Secondly, the argument readily assumes that citizen who owns computer also maintains physical fitness. But we know that in recent years, video games, internet browsing, etc. are so common among our young generations that they even do not play any kind of outdoor games. Therefore, the stated assumption is that overall fitness levels are highest in regions of Corpora where levels of computer ownership are also highest should be validated properly.
Thirdly, the argument also assumes that the cost of fitness-related products and services has been neither exorbitant nor less supplied, but only the earning capability people have declined. If the prices of products and services are high or less supplied in recent years, then people will buy fewer products and services.
In conclusion, to assess the merit of a situation or decision it is essential to have full knowledge of all contributing factors, otherwise, this kind of argument remains unsubstantiated and open to debate.
Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 2.5 out of 6
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 4 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 6 2
No. of Sentences: 11 15
No. of Words: 278 350
No. of Characters: 1401 1500
No. of Different Words: 153 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.083 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.04 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.685 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 108 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 87 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 60 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 27 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 25.273 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 5.512 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.818 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.375 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.706 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.153 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 408, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'also the highest'.
Suggestion: also the highest
... where levels of computer ownership are also highest should be validated properly. Third...
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, if, may, second, secondly, so, then, therefore, third, thirdly, in conclusion, kind of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.6327345309 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 12.9520958084 46% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 11.1786427146 125% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 13.6137724551 73% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 17.0 28.8173652695 59% => OK
Preposition: 32.0 55.5748502994 58% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 11.0 16.3942115768 67% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1441.0 2260.96107784 64% => OK
No of words: 278.0 441.139720559 63% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.18345323741 5.12650576532 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.08329915638 4.56307096286 89% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76449321801 2.78398813304 99% => OK
Unique words: 156.0 204.123752495 76% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.561151079137 0.468620217663 120% => OK
syllable_count: 446.4 705.55239521 63% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 4.96107784431 20% => OK
Article: 6.0 8.76447105788 68% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.70958083832 74% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.67365269461 119% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 19.7664670659 61% => 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 22.8473053892 101% => OK
Sentence length SD: 42.728714649 57.8364921388 74% => OK
Chars per sentence: 120.083333333 119.503703932 100% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.1666666667 23.324526521 99% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.41666666667 5.70786347227 165% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.25449101796 19% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 8.20758483034 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 6.88822355289 87% => OK
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: 0.145203209248 0.218282227539 67% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0526860765878 0.0743258471296 71% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0386926678831 0.0701772020484 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0712994870877 0.128457276422 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0488809499326 0.0628817314937 78% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.6 14.3799401198 102% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.3550499002 100% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.197005988 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.06 12.5979740519 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.09 8.32208582834 109% => OK
difficult_words: 76.0 98.500998004 77% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 12.3882235529 93% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.1389221557 101% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.9071856287 101% => 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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