Some people think that products should be made to last as long as possible, while others think making the products cheap is more important.
Discuss both views and express your own opinion.
When buying a product, most people weigh up price versus quality. While some feel that durability should be the main priority, others argue that affordability is more important. In this essay, I will examine both views and explain why I feel that companies and customers need to make responsible decisions.
Those who prioritise quality argue that if products lasted longer, waste could be reduced. Indeed, it is obvious that as products have become almost disposable, the amount of landfill is growing. Most people, for instance, buy a new phone every two to three years regardless of need. This throw-away mentality drives more production which also contributes to environmental damage through raw material extraction, factory emissions, transportation and packaging. If we only bought one mobile phone per decade instead, we could dramatically reduce this impact.
For others, lower prices are more important than this quality. Indeed, compared to fifty years ago, the range of products on the market is bigger and the prices are much more affordable. A computer, for example, used to cost several thousand dollars, but now it is possible to buy one for under $300. This means that more people have access to such items, which means greater equality and opportunity, particularly when it comes to products such as cars and electronics.
Personally, I feel the best way forward is for both businesses and consumers to think carefully about their choices. For companies, consideration must be given to sustainable and ethical practices. Rather than producing a range of poorly made cheap clothing that will not last more than a season, it would be better to invest a little more in quality materials and workmanship. That said, it is then up to the consumer to reward those companies that step up. They too should seek out companies that demonstrate best practice rather than simply opt for the lowest price.
In conclusion, the battle between quality and affordability is always going to exist. In order to strike a balance that minimises environmental impact and allows all people access to products, corporations and individuals need to use their judgement.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 500, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[4]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'demonstrate the best'.
Suggestion: demonstrate the best
...They too should seek out companies that demonstrate best practice rather than simply opt for the...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, if, so, then, while, for example, for instance, i feel, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 13.1623246493 106% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 7.85571142285 140% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 10.4138276553 125% => OK
Relative clauses : 16.0 7.30460921844 219% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 31.0 24.0651302605 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 34.0 41.998997996 81% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.3376753507 84% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1824.0 1615.20841683 113% => OK
No of words: 348.0 315.596192385 110% => OK
Chars per words: 5.24137931034 5.12529762239 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31911543099 4.20363070211 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.84499593139 2.80592935109 101% => OK
Unique words: 213.0 176.041082164 121% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.612068965517 0.561755894193 109% => OK
syllable_count: 565.2 506.74238477 112% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 5.43587174349 202% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 4.0 2.52805611222 158% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 16.0721442886 118% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 20.2975951904 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.5237036077 49.4020404114 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 96.0 106.682146367 90% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.3157894737 20.7667163134 88% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.68421052632 7.06120827912 66% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.38176352705 114% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 8.67935871743 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 3.9879759519 150% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 3.4128256513 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.239860036453 0.244688304435 98% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0613084725121 0.084324248473 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0498648231379 0.0667982634062 75% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.116502529625 0.151304729494 77% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0638817342539 0.056905535591 112% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.4 13.0946893788 95% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 50.2224549098 106% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.3001002004 91% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.11 12.4159519038 106% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.84 8.58950901804 103% => OK
difficult_words: 95.0 78.4519038076 121% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 9.78957915832 72% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.1190380762 91% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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