The following appears in a letter to the editor for the West Lansburg News:
"The tufted groundhog lives in the coastal wetlands of West Lansburg. Ancient records suggest that the tufted groundhog once numbered in the millions. Since they were declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2004, development along the coastal wetlands has been prohibited. Now local development interests are lobbying for the West Lansburg council to allow an access road to be built along the edge of wetlands. Neighboring Eastern Carpenteria, which had a similar sanctuary, has seen its sea otter population decline since the repeal of its sanctuary status in 1978. In order to preserve the region's biodiversity and ensure a healthy environment, the West Lansburg council should not allow the road to be built."
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument
The editor claims in the West Lansburg News states that-the West Lansburg council must not approve to the proposal offered by the development interest along the edge of the coastal wetlands of West Lansburg. because there are inhabitants of tufted groundhog that are granted a sanctuary in 2004 and must be protected. The author buttresses the claim by providing a case of neighboring eastern Carpenteria which witnessed a sharp decline in the population of sea otters that lived there after the repeal of the granted sanctuary to the sea otters. After careful examination the proposed argument is flawed for numerous reasons that are based on many unwarranted assumptions that render its conclusion to be invalid.
First, the author cites that the population of the tufted groundhogs were outnumbered in millions in ancient records but doesn't provide any facts of the present population of the tufted groundhogs. There is a possibility that their population has already declined over the past decades or there are sufficient number of population to suffice thier existence. The present population of the tufted groundhogs will be key factor is deciding the development of the coastal wetlands.
Further the author states a case of neighboring eastern Carpenteria which wittnessed a sharp decline in the population of sea otters that lived there after the repeal of the granted sanctuary to the sea otters, which is presumes it is the same case as West Lansburg tufted groundhogs. The decline in the population of the sea otters maybe caused by some other factors. Consider the possibility of the sea otters had migrated to some other place which seemed more favourable or certain danger of some lethal predator present in the sanctuary. The author does not provide and facts or evidences regarding this before making these two cases similar which can be potentially different in many factors.
The argument states that developement interest may damage in haven of the sanctuary for tufted groundhogs by constructing an accessible road. However the author fails to think that the road build will be along the road side of the sanctuary and may not interfer the environment of the sanctuary at all. Also the author fails to provide and other offers provided by the development firms in regard to the sanctuary in the West Lansburg, the developes may offers to enhance the sanctuary for tufted groundhogs and other prey and predator within perhaps by building damns and river for wild animals, a perfect isolation of the sanctuary from human activity so that the animals can live in safe haven.
In the finally analysis the author does not provide and concerte evidence regarding the proposed argument. In order to persuade the author must offer substantial evidences and facts like the similarity between case of neighboring eastern Carpenteria, the current population and condition of the tufted groundhogs in the coastal wetlands, the possible other aspects that will affect the sanctuary due to construction of road. If the author fails to provide such evidences and facts then the author can not simply claim the proposed argument based on the anecdotal evidences.
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- The following appears in a letter to the editor for the West Lansburg News: "The tufted groundhog lives in the coastal wetlands of West Lansburg. Ancient records suggest that the tufted groundhog once numbered in the millions. Since they were declare 42
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Essay evaluation report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 3.0 out of 6
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 16 15
No. of Words: 514 350
No. of Characters: 2628 1500
No. of Different Words: 209 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.761 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.113 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.704 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 204 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 156 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 109 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 72 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 32.125 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 14.195 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.438 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.404 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.643 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.132 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 209, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Because
... the coastal wetlands of West Lansburg. because there are inhabitants of tufted groundh...
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Line 1, column 481, Rule ID: EN_COMPOUNDS
Message: This word is normally spelled as one.
Suggestion: thereafter
...the population of sea otters that lived there after the repeal of the granted sanctuary to ...
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Line 3, column 122, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: doesn't
...ered in millions in ancient records but doesnt provide any facts of the present popula...
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Line 5, column 145, Rule ID: EN_COMPOUNDS
Message: This word is normally spelled as one.
Suggestion: thereafter
...the population of sea otters that lived there after the repeal of the granted sanctuary to ...
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Line 7, column 143, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: However,
...ogs by constructing an accessible road. However the author fails to think that the road...
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Line 7, column 304, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
...he environment of the sanctuary at all. Also the author fails to provide and other o...
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Line 7, column 687, Rule ID: SAFE_HAVEN[1]
Message: Use simply 'haven'.
Suggestion: haven
...ctivity so that the animals can live in safe haven. In the finally analysis the author ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, if, may, regarding, so, then, in regard to
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.6327345309 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 12.9520958084 93% => OK
Conjunction : 15.0 11.1786427146 134% => OK
Relative clauses : 17.0 13.6137724551 125% => OK
Pronoun: 17.0 28.8173652695 59% => OK
Preposition: 76.0 55.5748502994 137% => OK
Nominalization: 25.0 16.3942115768 152% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2666.0 2260.96107784 118% => OK
No of words: 513.0 441.139720559 116% => OK
Chars per words: 5.19688109162 5.12650576532 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.75914943092 4.56307096286 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.74433062458 2.78398813304 99% => OK
Unique words: 218.0 204.123752495 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.424951267057 0.468620217663 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 834.3 705.55239521 118% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59920159681 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 4.96107784431 0% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.76447105788 126% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.70958083832 111% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.22255489022 71% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 19.7664670659 86% => OK
Sentence length: 30.0 22.8473053892 131% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 79.0040076072 57.8364921388 137% => OK
Chars per sentence: 156.823529412 119.503703932 131% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.1764705882 23.324526521 129% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.58823529412 5.70786347227 80% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 5.25449101796 133% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 8.20758483034 73% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 6.88822355289 102% => 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: 0.208414791399 0.218282227539 95% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0742375696393 0.0743258471296 100% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0851790836676 0.0701772020484 121% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.127771476814 0.128457276422 99% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0698121923359 0.0628817314937 111% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 18.2 14.3799401198 127% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.03 48.3550499002 85% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.1628742515 156% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.0 12.197005988 123% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.47 12.5979740519 107% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.69 8.32208582834 104% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 98.500998004 118% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 12.3882235529 113% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 11.1389221557 126% => 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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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.