In a study of the reading habits of Waymarsh citizens conducted by the University of Waymarsh, most respondents said they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a second study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Waymarsh was the mystery novel. Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading preferences.
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.
This argument state that the respondents in the first study misrepresented their reading habits because the most frequently checked-out type of the public libraries in Waymasrh is the mystery novel, while the most favored type of book by the respondents in the first study is the genre of literary classics. However, the argument depends on unsubstantiated assumptions and is therefore unpersuasive as it stands.
First, it is assumed that the respondents of the first study are the same as those of the following study. Unless the author shows that those participated in the two studies are the same group of people, this assumption is flawed. Besides, the argument does not provide any chronological information regarding the studies. It might be that those studies are too far apart from each other in time, and there might have been shift of reading patterns.
Moreover, the statistics of the public libraries do not necessarily represent the reading habits of the residents in Waymarsh. The population who goes to the public libraries might not represent the entire community of readers. It is possible that adult readers do not have time to go the library, and instead they buy or download books on their tabloids to read while commuting to work. It is also possible that a small, but consistent group of people keep checking out the same types of books over and over again.
Above all, the fact that people check out a specific genre of books does not exactly entail that they love it. It might be more correct assume that people want to buy rather than to borrow the books that they really prefer so they can keep them. In addition, the public libraries in Waymarsh might not have a wide range of books in their collection, so the users might not have a lot of options.
In sum, based on the unwarranted assumptions mentioned above, the argument fails to provide enough evidence that the reading preferences for the first study have been misrepresented. Unless the argument present more specific date on the participants, time of the surveys, demographics of the library users, or bookstore sales, it lacks logical reasoning and evidence.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, besides, but, first, however, if, moreover, really, regarding, so, therefore, while, apart from, in addition
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 19.5258426966 72% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 14.8657303371 54% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 12.0 11.3162921348 106% => OK
Pronoun: 32.0 33.0505617978 97% => OK
Preposition: 48.0 58.6224719101 82% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 12.9106741573 93% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1810.0 2235.4752809 81% => OK
No of words: 360.0 442.535393258 81% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.02777777778 5.05705443957 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.35587717469 4.55969084622 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.74377944035 2.79657885939 98% => OK
Unique words: 178.0 215.323595506 83% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.494444444444 0.4932671777 100% => OK
syllable_count: 554.4 704.065955056 79% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 7.0 4.99550561798 140% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => 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: 15.0 20.2370786517 74% => 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: 24.0 23.0359550562 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 51.7801334705 60.3974514979 86% => OK
Chars per sentence: 120.666666667 118.986275619 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.0 23.4991977007 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.6 5.21951772744 146% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 10.2758426966 29% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.83258426966 166% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.220718206416 0.243740707755 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0695529165149 0.0831039109588 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0625284319509 0.0758088955206 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.123555008028 0.150359130593 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0567845743327 0.0667264976115 85% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 14.1392134831 101% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.58 48.8420337079 114% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 12.1743820225 94% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.19 12.1639044944 100% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.38 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 100.480337079 81% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 11.8971910112 118% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 11.2143820225 103% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => 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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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.