“Scientific theories, which most people consider as ‘fact,’ almost invariably prove to be inaccurate. Thus, one should look upon any information described as ‘factual’ with skepticism since it may well be proven false in the future.”
Write an essay in which you take a position on the statement above. In developing and supporting your viewpoint, consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true.
In the late 1800’s, when the scientific community thought most scientists had reached a road block, a scientist was able to come up with an experiment to prove quantum physics. His experiment confirmed that light could behave as a particle by interfering constructively. The notion that scientific theories are proven inaccurate at certain points in times and so should not be considered factual is partly true. I agree to some extent and disagree to some extent as well.
Most scientific theories are deemed factual when they are proven by certain instances in life. Consider the three laws of Newton; the first law reveals that when a body is at rest or is already in motion, it takes an externally applied force to set it in motion or stop it from being in motion. This theory can be related to real life events so is instantly deemed factual. An example is a ball which can be set in motion and can be stopped once it is rolling. Consider also, the third law that reveals that action and reaction are equal and opposite. This also can be easily related to real life such as pulling on a string which requires force from someone pulling and the resistance of the string to the applied force.
Also, when Mrs. Curie and her husband first discovered radioactivity, they did not know it was harmful and at the same time helpful. Later revelations of the effect of causing cancer and assuaging cancer showed that what they found was true and the theory behind it was factual. This also boils down to the fact that when it is related to real life, it is deemed factual.
In addition, the Doppler effect can be stated as a factual scientific theory as it is experienced in everyday life. The sound of oncoming vehicles, that is vehicles approaching something as well as vehicles that move further from us such as ambulance are heard in different variations and confirm the Doppler effect. When a tuning fork is brought close to a pendulum, it also exhibits Doppler.
Conversely, the theory that the earth is a flat surface was refuted years back and now proven to be round. A theory of this sort which does not relate to real life events is hard to believe and can be viewed with skepticism. In the beginning years when the theory of the earth being flat was refuted, it was not a surprise that the new theory was not believed either. Until the invent of satellites, this theory was not deemed factual. Launching of satellites into space did a lot of good to mankind by revealing a whole new world.
To support the above assertion, the theory of evolution is viewed with scepticism because the proof has not been related well enough to life events.
While some scientific theories can be factual, others could be inaccurate depending on how the theory is proven. I partly agree to the assertion that scientific theories should be viewed with scepticism considering the theory of evolution and the theory of the earth being flat. Neither of them were evident enough by what we usually observe. I also disagree to some extent considering scientific theories such as the Newton’s theory of motion, doppler effect and radioactivity that were well proven by relating to the things that are normally observed in the environment.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 660, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[1]
Message: The pronoun 'someone' must be used with a third-person verb: 'pulls'.
Suggestion: pulls
...tring which requires force from someone pulling and the resistance of the string to the...
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Line 8, column 375, Rule ID: A_INFINITVE[1]
Message: Probably a wrong construction: a/the + infinitive
...w theory was not believed either. Until the invent of satellites, this theory was not deem...
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Line 12, column 579, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...e normally observed in the environment.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, conversely, first, if, so, third, well, while, in addition, such as, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 47.0 19.5258426966 241% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 12.4196629213 89% => OK
Conjunction : 17.0 14.8657303371 114% => OK
Relative clauses : 24.0 11.3162921348 212% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 41.0 33.0505617978 124% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 74.0 58.6224719101 126% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 12.9106741573 85% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2687.0 2235.4752809 120% => OK
No of words: 561.0 442.535393258 127% => OK
Chars per words: 4.78966131907 5.05705443957 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.86676880123 4.55969084622 107% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.61766147319 2.79657885939 94% => OK
Unique words: 246.0 215.323595506 114% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.438502673797 0.4932671777 89% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 824.4 704.065955056 117% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 14.0 6.24550561798 224% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 10.0 4.99550561798 200% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 20.2370786517 133% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 23.0359550562 87% => OK
Sentence length SD: 49.3260199228 60.3974514979 82% => OK
Chars per sentence: 99.5185185185 118.986275619 84% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.7777777778 23.4991977007 88% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.14814814815 5.21951772744 60% => OK
Paragraphs: 7.0 4.97078651685 141% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.2758426966 88% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.83258426966 228% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.158429507885 0.243740707755 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0443342426502 0.0831039109588 53% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0465453889824 0.0758088955206 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0799773527242 0.150359130593 53% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0620600317175 0.0667264976115 93% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.5 14.1392134831 81% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 59.64 48.8420337079 122% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 12.1743820225 81% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.5 12.1639044944 86% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.84 8.38706741573 93% => OK
difficult_words: 114.0 100.480337079 113% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 11.8971910112 71% => OK
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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Maximum six paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 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.