Writing task 2 an essay Nowadays we can watch TV shows of criminal trials Do the advantages of making such information available to the general public outweigh the disadvantages

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Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays we can watch TV shows of criminal trials. Do the advantages of making such information available to the general public outweigh the disadvantages?

There are some countries such as the US, where court cases are televised, so that the public can view them. There are arguments in favour of, and arguments against such televising. This essay intends to discuss the pros and cons of televising criminal courts. I personally, believe, the merits outweigh the demerits.

There are many arguments for televising court proceedings. Firstly, by allowing the televising of the court cases, efficient and fair trials will be ensured. Because of televising many people will be able to access the court cases and also will be able to criticize the judges for engaging in a trial insincerely. Secondly, if we can all watch trials, we will become more confident in our legal system. The effect of televising the court cases would allow people to know better of judiciary system, and give them knowledge of law related issues. It is the way to enhance trust towards the justice system by making the court transparent and open.

Furthermore, right to know is a fundamental right all people have. They should be able to know what happens during the trials. Journalist are allowed to write reports of the proceedings, but written judgements are not enough. These are full of odd words and complicated sentence constructions. Therefore, articles written by reporters about trials, don't satisfy people's right to know.

What is more, televising trials could prevent many crimes, as a lot of people would not want their cases being shown. The showing of the cases would aware the potential criminals of the treatment they will receive when they commit crimes and discourage them from doing it. Finally, some families or victims may not be able to go to the trial but they can follow it on TV from a safe distance.

On the other hand, one of the arguments used by those who are fundamentally skeptical about the whole development, is that the presence of cameras could distort the very nature of the process. The jurors may be influenced by the media coverage. In particular, it has been argued that televising the events could act as a deterrent to victims and witness giving evidence. Witnesses will lose their anonymity, as everyone in the country will know their face. To add to it, showing trials on TV could turn lawbreakers into celebrities. The procedure might turn into entertainment like in the Judge Judy show.

To conclude, televising the trial court has both merits and demerits. However, the benefits definitely have an edge over the drawbacks.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: don't
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, therefore, in particular, such as, what is more, on the other hand

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 20.0 13.1623246493 152% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 21.0 7.85571142285 267% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 13.0 10.4138276553 125% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 7.30460921844 82% => OK
Pronoun: 26.0 24.0651302605 108% => OK
Preposition: 54.0 41.998997996 129% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2086.0 1615.20841683 129% => OK
No of words: 417.0 315.596192385 132% => OK
Chars per words: 5.00239808153 5.12529762239 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.5189133491 4.20363070211 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.68226893671 2.80592935109 96% => OK
Unique words: 229.0 176.041082164 130% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.549160671463 0.561755894193 98% => OK
syllable_count: 643.5 506.74238477 127% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.60771543086 93% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 5.43587174349 129% => OK
Interrogative: 2.0 0.384769539078 520% => Less interrogative sentences wanted.
Article: 6.0 2.52805611222 237% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 5.0 2.10420841683 238% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 26.0 16.0721442886 162% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 20.2975951904 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 35.1231350449 49.4020404114 71% => OK
Chars per sentence: 80.2307692308 106.682146367 75% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.0384615385 20.7667163134 77% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.96153846154 7.06120827912 84% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.38176352705 137% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 3.9879759519 276% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 3.4128256513 176% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.125504110048 0.244688304435 51% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0329032107926 0.084324248473 39% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0392424721897 0.0667982634062 59% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0626820360056 0.151304729494 41% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0373415961499 0.056905535591 66% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.1 13.0946893788 77% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 63.7 50.2224549098 127% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.44779559118 42% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.4 11.3001002004 74% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.42 12.4159519038 92% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.33 8.58950901804 97% => OK
difficult_words: 103.0 78.4519038076 131% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 9.78957915832 72% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.1190380762 83% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 56.1797752809 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 9
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