The following appeared as a letter to the editor from the owner of a skate shop in Central Plaza.
"Two years ago the city council voted to prohibit skateboarding in Central Plaza. They claimed that skateboard users were responsible for litter and vandalism that were keeping other visitors from coming to the plaza. In the past two years, however, there has been only a small increase in the number of visitors to Central Plaza, and litter and vandalism are still problematic. Skateboarding is permitted in Monroe Park, however, and there is no problem with litter or vandalism there. In order to restore Central Plaza to its former glory, then, we recommend that the city lift its prohibition on skateboarding in the plaza."
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
The author states that prohibition of skateboarding has been futile in the past two years and there has been no siginificant change in the number of customers to the plaza,While the skateboarders have triggered no problem in the monroe parke, reaching the conclusion that it is prudent to remove the ban should be removed from central plaza. this argument engages in several logical fallacies and provides unsound reasoning in reaching a conclusion.
First, Small increase in the number of visitors to the plaza can be due to many reasons. it is probable that the economic status of the region has experienced a downturn, therefore people can not afford shopping any more. Another plausible reason could be the high prices of the materials in the plaza, there might have been an increment in the prices during this period or deterioration of the quality of materials hence, people have changed their mind about visiting central plaza.In order to reinforce his argument the author must provide reliable data regardig the fluctuations in economy and prices.
Second,How can we say assuredly say that skateboarder were responsible for vandalism and skateboarding the plaza? Its likely that the daily customers or even the shop owners littered the center and lack of problem nowadays is simply because fewer people visit the place. The vandalism problem could also be attributed to people who visited the center for the shopping purpose, Without sufficient data regarding this issue the assumptions of the author may turn futile.
Third, the skateboarders causing no problem in monroe park could have numerous reasons. maybe there is strict regulations in the park that deter them from doing any misconduct. Moreover no data is presented about the rate of littering or vandalism in the park, maybe monroe park also suffers from the same problems during other hours , for example at midnights when vandalers invade there.Therefore, valid statistics about the set of regulations of the park should be provided and close investigation of whether other crimes occur there or not.
In summary, the argument seem to lack seriously in persuassiveness and cogency. In order for the author to reach a reasonable conclusion, he should search for substatiative data concerned with the economical status of the central park region, changes in the prices, and reliabe evidence regarding the status of monroe park.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , While
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Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: This
...n should be removed from central plaza. this argument engages in several logical fal...
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Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: It
...o the plaza can be due to many reasons. it is probable that the economic status of...
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Line 2, column 203, Rule ID: AFFORD_VBG[1]
Message: This verb is used with infinitive: 'to shop'.
Suggestion: to shop
...wnturn, therefore people can not afford shopping any more. Another plausible reason coul...
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Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: In
...their mind about visiting central plaza.In order to reinforce his argument the aut...
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Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , How
...uations in economy and prices. Second,How can we say assuredly say that skateboar...
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Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Maybe
...onroe park could have numerous reasons. maybe there is strict regulations in the park...
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Line 6, column 96, Rule ID: THERE_S_MANY[4]
Message: Did you mean 'there are strict regulations'?
Suggestion: there are strict regulations
...park could have numerous reasons. maybe there is strict regulations in the park that deter them from doing ...
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Line 6, column 180, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Moreover,
... deter them from doing any misconduct. Moreover no data is presented about the rate of ...
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Message: Put a space after the comma, but not before the comma
Suggestion: ,
...rom the same problems during other hours , for example at midnights when vandalers...
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Suggestion: Therefore
...t midnights when vandalers invade there.Therefore, valid statistics about the set of regu...
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Line 8, column 198, Rule ID: ECONOMICAL_ECONOMIC[1]
Message: Did you mean 'economic' (=connected with economy)?
Suggestion: economic
...r substatiative data concerned with the economical status of the central park region, chan...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, hence, if, may, moreover, regarding, second, so, therefore, third, while, for example, in summary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 19.5258426966 72% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.4196629213 97% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 14.8657303371 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.3162921348 71% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 17.0 33.0505617978 51% => OK
Preposition: 54.0 58.6224719101 92% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2022.0 2235.4752809 90% => OK
No of words: 384.0 442.535393258 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.265625 5.05705443957 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.4267276788 4.55969084622 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.84541394223 2.79657885939 102% => OK
Unique words: 206.0 215.323595506 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.536458333333 0.4932671777 109% => OK
syllable_count: 629.1 704.065955056 89% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 6.24550561798 64% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 20.2370786517 64% => 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: 29.0 23.0359550562 126% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 108.947737321 60.3974514979 180% => OK
Chars per sentence: 155.538461538 118.986275619 131% => OK
Words per sentence: 29.5384615385 23.4991977007 126% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.84615384615 5.21951772744 169% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 12.0 7.80617977528 154% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 10.2758426966 39% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => 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: 0.195997136935 0.243740707755 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0666547802318 0.0831039109588 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0680528677368 0.0758088955206 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.109678122082 0.150359130593 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0547265605089 0.0667264976115 82% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 18.2 14.1392134831 129% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 42.04 48.8420337079 86% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 12.1743820225 120% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.88 12.1639044944 114% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.64 8.38706741573 115% => OK
difficult_words: 111.0 100.480337079 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.5 11.8971910112 122% => OK
gunning_fog: 13.6 11.2143820225 121% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 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.