As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
Technology is viewed both as a boon and as a bane. The reason why it is considered a boon is self-evident from the fact that it makes life easy and comfortable. But the reason people consider technology a bane is because people feel that technology would lead to people becoming lazy, and forgo their natural skills in exchange for technological assistance. Although such an argument ostensibly makes sense, as the more we rely on technology, the less incentive we have to do the same work. But we forget the fact we don't have to do every single thing, and it is perfectly reasonably to pass on the mundane everyday tasks to machines.
First of all, an important factor to consider is that the entire human civilization is depended on technological advancement, and delegation of duties to technology. There was a time when human had nothing to rely on but themselves, and fend itself from the natural elements. Inherently, humans did not posses a huge natural advantage compared to the other creatures that roamed about the earth during that period. The way our ancestors were able to survive is my continously innovating, and tilting things to their advantage using technology. The invention of wheel, the discovery of fire, the start of agriculture and others are all technological advancements that led to a better life. Although it can still be argued that some of the earlier skills like hunting and gathering would deteriorate, it has been replaced by something better, and humans now have the spare time to focus on innovating new areas.
For example, take the personal computer. There is no question that computers makes life much easier by allowing computations, running programs that serve a wide array of purposes, organizing data and information among other things. One argument that is raised against computers is that it makes people lazy and, and the basic calculations that people did earlier is no longer done in their mind, but processed via a computer, promoting indolence. From the synthesis of music to complex calculations on the trajectory of extraterrestrial objects, computers have to an extend substituted human effort. But again, computers are not taking detracting anything, it is complementing the natural human talent. Thus technology is making us better than who we are without it, by complementing our deficiencies.
Another example is the readily available smart phones. It has further decreased the distance between human and computer, by letting us carry around the computational facility in our pockets. This has complemented humans in a sense that humans have become cyborgs. The human-mobile cyborg vastly increases the basic human endowment of memory with the smart phones memory, knowledge with the ease of access to an inexhaustable amount of knowledge available on the internet, and computational skill by having different apps assisting in different areas of communication.
In conclusion, it is clear that technology either replaces tasks that are mundane so that humans can better utilize their time for more fruitful endevors, or complements their abilities to make them much more efficient than they really are. Thus it is unfair to say that technology is just detracting our skill, and we must embrace newer and better technology that makes life easier, more convenient, and helps us be better versions of ourselves.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 211, Rule ID: REASON_IS_BECAUSE[1]
Message: Probably an incorrect phrase. Use 'the reason 'is that''.
Suggestion: is that
...eason people consider technology a bane is because people feel that technology would lead ...
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Line 1, column 518, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: don't
...he same work. But we forget the fact we dont have to do every single thing, and it i...
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Line 5, column 727, Rule ID: SOME_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'some'.
Suggestion: some
...e. Although it can still be argued that some of the earlier skills like hunting and gatheri...
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Message: Probably a wrong construction: a/the + infinitive
...aterrestrial objects, computers have to an extend substituted human effort. But again, co...
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Line 9, column 704, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...complementing the natural human talent. Thus technology is making us better than who...
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Line 13, column 357, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'phones'' or 'phone's'?
Suggestion: phones'; phone's
...uman endowment of memory with the smart phones memory, knowledge with the ease of acce...
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Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Thus,
...ch more efficient than they really are. Thus it is unfair to say that technology is ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, if, really, so, still, thus, for example, in conclusion, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 28.0 19.5258426966 143% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 12.4196629213 40% => OK
Conjunction : 24.0 14.8657303371 161% => OK
Relative clauses : 20.0 11.3162921348 177% => OK
Pronoun: 54.0 33.0505617978 163% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 63.0 58.6224719101 107% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 12.9106741573 101% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2841.0 2235.4752809 127% => OK
No of words: 545.0 442.535393258 123% => OK
Chars per words: 5.2128440367 5.05705443957 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.83169070408 4.55969084622 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.97465431644 2.79657885939 106% => OK
Unique words: 288.0 215.323595506 134% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.528440366972 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 912.6 704.065955056 130% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 15.0 1.77640449438 844% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 20.2370786517 114% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 23.0359550562 100% => OK
Sentence length SD: 63.9195500977 60.3974514979 106% => OK
Chars per sentence: 123.52173913 118.986275619 104% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.6956521739 23.4991977007 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.52173913043 5.21951772744 67% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 7.80617977528 90% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 16.0 10.2758426966 156% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.83258426966 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.139242383966 0.243740707755 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0385216091665 0.0831039109588 46% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0338711328825 0.0758088955206 45% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0812017600748 0.150359130593 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.028971916883 0.0667264976115 43% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.0 14.1392134831 106% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 39.67 48.8420337079 81% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 12.1743820225 110% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.23 12.1639044944 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.8 8.38706741573 105% => OK
difficult_words: 139.0 100.480337079 138% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.2143820225 100% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 75.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.5 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.