The author says that knowledge can be learned by challenging the existing norms or predefined truths, which according to me is true. If, we need to learn something new then it has come from out of the box thinking. The statement can be bolstered by a few examples.
Firstly, consider a situation where children only expected to know about the things in their textbooks. Which is good some basic knowledge is necessary. But if the learning is only confined to their textbooks then the knowledge of the children will not grow. They must be given some brain games or puzzles to solve so that their power of reception and converting data to information grows and help their overall development.
Secondly, think what would have happened if the inventor of gravity, Sir Isaac Newton would have just considered the falling of the apple from the tree some natural law and would have not thought of it a different way then we would not have known gravity. So, the rejection of some predefined norms and theories is necessary to come up with some self-knowledge.
Lastly, think of a situation where I have to learn a new language. Then, I have to keep my mother tongue behind or I would have to forget it for some time to embrace the new language I am willing to learn. However, if I keep comparing the two languages then it would make me less receptive and making the process of learning much difficult. Hence, keeping your old thoughts and letting some know facts go will help you in taking that first step towards self-knowledge.
To sum up, I can say that old thoughts and findings are important and may be helpful. But, sometimes it is always better if you learn to let things go and unlearn some facts to look at the situation afresh. Which in turn will help in finding some new solutions to some unanswered questions.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: “If” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
... truths, which according to me is true. If, we need to learn something new then it...
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Message: “Which” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...ow about the things in their textbooks. Which is good some basic knowledge is necessa...
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Message: “Which” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
... facts to look at the situation afresh. Which in turn will help in finding some new s...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, firstly, hence, however, if, lastly, look, may, second, secondly, so, then, to sum up
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 19.5258426966 56% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 15.0 12.4196629213 121% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 14.8657303371 87% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 28.0 33.0505617978 85% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 58.6224719101 67% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1508.0 2235.4752809 67% => OK
No of words: 322.0 442.535393258 73% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.68322981366 5.05705443957 93% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.23607819155 4.55969084622 93% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.61818740528 2.79657885939 94% => OK
Unique words: 177.0 215.323595506 82% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.549689440994 0.4932671777 111% => OK
syllable_count: 450.0 704.065955056 64% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.59117977528 88% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 6.24550561798 64% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.10617977528 32% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 4.38483146067 23% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.2370786517 79% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 20.0 23.0359550562 87% => OK
Sentence length SD: 48.7320479767 60.3974514979 81% => OK
Chars per sentence: 94.25 118.986275619 79% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.125 23.4991977007 86% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.0625 5.21951772744 116% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.2758426966 88% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.83258426966 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0946115870426 0.243740707755 39% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0360580206924 0.0831039109588 43% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0517862819966 0.0758088955206 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0515056667172 0.150359130593 34% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0229076568412 0.0667264976115 34% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.7 14.1392134831 76% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 68.1 48.8420337079 139% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 12.1743820225 71% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 9.86 12.1639044944 81% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.52 8.38706741573 90% => OK
difficult_words: 59.0 100.480337079 59% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 11.8971910112 55% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.2143820225 89% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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