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.
The author of the argument concludes that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading preferences. To buttress his argument, the author cites that the first study shows that most respondents prefer literary classics as reading material, while most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries was mystery novel. while it might be true that first study might be misrepresentative based on different results from two studies, we cannot fully evaluate the argument due to the some questionable stated and unstated assumptions.
To begin with, the author unfairly assumes that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading preferences. however, such assumption might not be meaningful if we are not offered detailed information about the study. For example, it is possible that most participants in the survey are students, who prefer literary classics to novel, while other age group residents have different preferences. when there are disproportionate number of students in the survey, then the result is necessarily biased and not representative. Therefore, the variance in study might be resulted from uneven distribution of people with different age groups in the survey rather than from people's misrepresentation. In addition, it is also plausible that the sample size is too small to get the comprehensive ideas of people's opinons. Hence, increasing number of respondents would perhaps deflect the results. when most respondents are students and they often loan books from university library, then two studies are targeted at different individuals, so that there is no reason for these two studies to have common in results.
Moreover, the author assumes that number of books checked out is the same as people's preferences. Nonetheless, such assumption fail to take into account of availability of books in these libraries. In all likelihood, libraries have much more collections of mystery novel, then most people cannot obtain their favorites, so that they have to choose other types of books to read at home. however, if literary classics are available, most people would still turn to them. it is also plausible that library classics in most public libraries can only be read within the library, only a few can be taken home. In this case, the low quantity of literary classics cannot be attributed to losing interest from public
Last but not least, the assumption that conditions in local libraries stand for all conditions in waymarsh is ungrounded. if public library is the only method for the residents to obtain reading materials, then it is possible that people like to read novels more, supporting the misrepresentation in first study. On the other hand, it is likely that most people, who perfer classics, would buy these books from book store or online, so that they do not need to check these out anymore from the libraries. Unless we integrate reading materials both from all media, including online market, book stores and private and public libraries, we cannot fully draw the conclusion above.
To sum up, as it stands, the conclusion made by the author is based on incomplete or problematic assumptions that weaken the validity. To further strengthen his argument that respondents in the first study has misrepresented their reading preferences, the author should provide the evidences as follows: first, whether studies reading habits conducted by the university of waymarsh are representative; second, the availabilies of both kinds of books in all public library as well as library policies; third, whether people get reading materials more frequently from other methods or platforms.
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Essay evaluation report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.5 out of 6
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 16 15
No. of Words: 580 350
No. of Characters: 3023 1500
No. of Different Words: 241 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.907 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.212 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.884 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 220 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 162 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 119 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 80 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 36.25 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 18.836 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.875 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.363 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.585 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.156 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: While
...the public libraries was mystery novel. while it might be true that first study might...
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Line 1, column 508, Rule ID: THE_SOME_DAY[1]
Message: Did you mean 'same'?
Suggestion: same
... fully evaluate the argument due to the some questionable stated and unstated assump...
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Suggestion: However
...srepresented their reading preferences. however, such assumption might not be meaningfu...
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Suggestion: When
...p residents have different preferences. when there are disproportionate number of st...
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Suggestion: When
...ents would perhaps deflect the results. when most respondents are students and they ...
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Suggestion:
... two studies to have common in results. Moreover, the author assumes that number...
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Suggestion: However
...e other types of books to read at home. however, if literary classics are available, mo...
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..., most people would still turn to them. it is also plausible that library classics...
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...l conditions in waymarsh is ungrounded. if public library is the only method for t...
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Suggestion:
...cannot fully draw the conclusion above. To sum up, as it stands, the conclusion ...
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Line 10, column 473, Rule ID: BOTH_AS_WELL_AS[1]
Message: Probable usage error. Use 'and' after 'both'.
Suggestion: and
...th kinds of books in all public library as well as library policies; third, whether people...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, hence, however, if, moreover, nonetheless, second, so, still, then, therefore, third, well, while, for example, in addition, such as, as well as, to begin with, to sum up, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 27.0 19.6327345309 138% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 15.0 12.9520958084 116% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 11.1786427146 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 21.0 13.6137724551 154% => OK
Pronoun: 43.0 28.8173652695 149% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 75.0 55.5748502994 135% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 16.3942115768 79% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3104.0 2260.96107784 137% => OK
No of words: 580.0 441.139720559 131% => OK
Chars per words: 5.35172413793 5.12650576532 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.90746259869 4.56307096286 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.98260115191 2.78398813304 107% => OK
Unique words: 257.0 204.123752495 126% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.443103448276 0.468620217663 95% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 952.2 705.55239521 135% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 4.96107784431 121% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.76447105788 114% => OK
Subordination: 12.0 2.70958083832 443% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.22255489022 189% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 22.0 19.7664670659 111% => OK
Sentence length: 26.0 22.8473053892 114% => OK
Sentence length SD: 78.7157901557 57.8364921388 136% => OK
Chars per sentence: 141.090909091 119.503703932 118% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.3636363636 23.324526521 113% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.40909090909 5.70786347227 165% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 11.0 5.25449101796 209% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.20758483034 85% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 6.88822355289 160% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.67664670659 86% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.265633902458 0.218282227539 122% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0752959785299 0.0743258471296 101% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0699259965355 0.0701772020484 100% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.159249374485 0.128457276422 124% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0474009199173 0.0628817314937 75% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.9 14.3799401198 118% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 48.3550499002 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.1628742515 123% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 12.197005988 110% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.05 12.5979740519 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.44 8.32208582834 101% => OK
difficult_words: 129.0 98.500998004 131% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 12.3882235529 113% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.1389221557 111% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.9071856287 118% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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