I strongly disagree with the idea that discussing controversial topics with people who have contrasting views is useless because there is little chance that they change their minds and they probably stick to their core beliefs, and I'd like to advocate the value of exchanging ideas with those with contrasting views.
Firstly, the chief reason why I believe discussing controversial topics with people with different views is crucial is if we give up to do so, then we are very unlikely to foster mutual understanding with them. History has seen many examples in which people give up communicating and discussing controversial issues with their opponents, causing a lack of mutual understandings, and finally resulting in a catastrophic end, namely, the wars. Some of wars in history could have been avoided if they have put more importance on the discussion before using military forces.
Secondly, giving up on exchanging ideas with people with different ideas also means we have less exposure to various ideas. True, it may not be possible to change other people's minds if they have a deep-rooted belief or they are very obstinate, but it also gives ourselves an opportunity to absorb from manifold opinions, which helps us to shape a different point of view. One should not be parochial so that he or she is deaf to other's opinion, in order for us to avoid becoming narrow-minded, it is important for us to try to discuss over topics for our own good.
Thirdly, even when it seems impossible to completely persuade someone with different views by debating with others, it is still possible for us and opponents to find a point of compromise. When people have different opinions and opposed to each other, it is eventually necessary for them to find a point that they can compromise. That is to say, no matter how people are blind in their belief and obdurate, they will have to reach a compromise, and for two conflicting groups of people to agree on a point, discussions between those people over controversial issues should be made.
To recapitulate my opinion, I'd like to point out again that for the aforementioned reasons discussing with others even they don't share a similar point of view is crucial for us to foster mutual understandings, to develop a diversified point of view and to find a point that we can compromise.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, if, may, second, secondly, so, still, then, third, thirdly, that is to say
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 19.5258426966 87% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 14.8657303371 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 11.3162921348 106% => OK
Pronoun: 45.0 33.0505617978 136% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 65.0 58.6224719101 111% => OK
Nominalization: 1.0 12.9106741573 8% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1950.0 2235.4752809 87% => OK
No of words: 395.0 442.535393258 89% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.93670886076 5.05705443957 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.45809453852 4.55969084622 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.89772687158 2.79657885939 104% => OK
Unique words: 202.0 215.323595506 94% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.511392405063 0.4932671777 104% => OK
syllable_count: 610.2 704.065955056 87% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.77640449438 225% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK
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: 35.0 23.0359550562 152% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 61.4078628502 60.3974514979 102% => OK
Chars per sentence: 177.272727273 118.986275619 149% => OK
Words per sentence: 35.9090909091 23.4991977007 153% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0 5.21951772744 192% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 10.2758426966 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.365745307556 0.243740707755 150% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.14716576492 0.0831039109588 177% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.124939771426 0.0758088955206 165% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.231157043905 0.150359130593 154% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.145852680221 0.0667264976115 219% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 19.8 14.1392134831 140% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 44.41 48.8420337079 91% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.8 12.1743820225 130% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.96 12.1639044944 98% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.37 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 75.0 100.480337079 75% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 19.0 11.8971910112 160% => OK
gunning_fog: 16.0 11.2143820225 143% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.7820224719 136% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 54.17 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.25 Out of 6
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