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Society does not place enough emphasis on the intellect---that is, on reasoning and other cognitive skills. - GRE Issue 27
The speaker asserts that society should place more emphasis on intellect and cognition. While the speaker might overlook the benefits of nurturing certain emotions and feelings, on balance I agree that it is by way of our heads rather than our hearts that we can best ensure the well-being of our society.
I concede that undue emphasis on cultivating the intellect at the expense of healthy emotions can harm an individual psychologically. Undue suppression of legitimate and healthy desires and emotions can result in depression, dysfunction, and even physical illness. In fact, the intellect...
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Sentence: Undue suppression of legitimate and healthy desires and emotions can result in depression, dysfunction, and even physical illness.
Error: dysfunction Suggestion: dis-function
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Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.258 0.35
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 5.0 out of 6
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 1 2
No. of Sentences: 26 15
No. of Words: 596 350
No. of Characters: 3160 1500
No. of Different Words: 320 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.941 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.302 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.889 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 243 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 214 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 153 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 94 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 22.923 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 8.575 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.5 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.258 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.533 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.073 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 7 5