The best test of an argument is the argument's ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
Stating that the best test of an argument is the argument’s ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint, this view asserts that the main standard to evaluate an argument is how persuasive it is. In some sense, it is true that considering the purpose of a claim, one person who wants to make a good argument is better to think its power helping to change other counterparts’ mind to own side. In my point, however, when it comes to the effect of strongly persuasive, but not moral or inaccurate and wrong speech, it is dangerous only to focusing on making an argument more effective.
Of course, many people would agree that making his own side who were not sharing the same view before is the important function of one’s claim. Considering the way science has developed, it is certain that an idea has the power to convince other people who object the idea. In that, if a scientist makes a new theory which casts doubt on the generally accepted concept, other scientists may scrutinize it and re-experiment for deciding whether it is plausible or not. If other scientists admit the new theory is accurate, it will supersede old one, otherwise, it will be diminished. This shows that persuasiveness may be a very important value of an argument.
However, can we always say that all cogent claim is good? My answer is definitely no. Considering many historical events which were occurred by immoral and evil-intentioned claims, we are better to think an argument is whether moral or immoral when we assess it. For example, Adolf Hitler’s speech is very notorious for its power to instill his thought for people’s mind. Even if his claim was very strong, because the saying is filled with evil intention, million Jews and other ethnic groups were decimated during The second war. It shows that, without strict moral norms, a speech could make a terrible result.
Moreover, considering that big effect of inaccurate information in modern society, so-called ‘mass media age’, we have a duty to check whether a claim is based on facts and right information or not. For example, when a movement to accuse sexual problems, called ‘Me-too movement’, has just begun in Korea, many popularities were involved in. Among them, there are people who really committed sexual crimes, however, there were other people who did not. Those innocent people were blamed with crimes which they did not do, so, some people have killed themselves.
To summarize, many people would not deny that persuasiveness is one of the main parts of an argument. However, considering negative results which may come from badly intentioned speech or blames based on wrong information, it is short-sighted to say the most important value of an argument is persuasiveness. Only ignoring these dangers, one could say that Adolf Hitler’s remark is good.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 468, Rule ID: NODT_DOZEN[1]
Message: Use simply: 'a million'.
Suggestion: a million
...e saying is filled with evil intention, million Jews and other ethnic groups were decim...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, may, moreover, really, second, so, still, for example, of course, it is true
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 31.0 19.5258426966 159% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 12.4196629213 81% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 14.8657303371 74% => OK
Relative clauses : 24.0 11.3162921348 212% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 43.0 33.0505617978 130% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 49.0 58.6224719101 84% => OK
Nominalization: 18.0 12.9106741573 139% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2412.0 2235.4752809 108% => OK
No of words: 474.0 442.535393258 107% => OK
Chars per words: 5.08860759494 5.05705443957 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.66599839874 4.55969084622 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.93702711792 2.79657885939 105% => OK
Unique words: 248.0 215.323595506 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.523206751055 0.4932671777 106% => OK
syllable_count: 755.1 704.065955056 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 14.0 6.24550561798 224% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 1.0 4.99550561798 20% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 11.0 4.38483146067 251% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 20.2370786517 104% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 53.2617717179 60.3974514979 88% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.857142857 118.986275619 97% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.5714285714 23.4991977007 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.47619047619 5.21951772744 86% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.2758426966 88% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 5.13820224719 214% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.83258426966 21% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.251363815752 0.243740707755 103% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0768298106858 0.0831039109588 92% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.148916876256 0.0758088955206 196% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.161970301223 0.150359130593 108% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.166982230811 0.0667264976115 250% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 14.1392134831 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 48.8420337079 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.54 12.1639044944 103% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.39 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 110.0 100.480337079 109% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 18.5 11.8971910112 155% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.7820224719 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 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.