television is entirely democratic in that its content is controlled by what the people want

Television gained prominence soon after its invention in the twentieth century. It has widely gained popularity owing to the audio-visual input that it provides to the human senses. Although television is generally used for telecasting entertainment programs, it can serve diverse purposes. The content shown on TV is not merely the absolute monopoly of the people running them but the overall influence of the individuals who are consuming the broadcasted information. The inputs from the public can be taken in many ways including the data generated from surveys and online reviews. Therefore, I mostly agree with the statement for three reasons.

First, television channels are prone to be outstripped by competitors. A broadcaster who does not comply with the needs of consumers can fail to generate the revenues required to sustain it. For instance, people’s tastes can vary drastically over time and channels need to determine exactly what the end user likes to satisfy their needs. This way the individuals who watch television play a key role in influencing the type of content that is shown on a particular channel. Recently, the invasion of Ukraine by its neighboring nation Russia has raised concerns worldwide regarding an imminent world war, both from the government professionals and the commoners. In this scenario, television tends to serve the needs of people to disseminate information that is required at hand. Similarly, by observing the trends in kids’ TV watching patterns, many channels have stopped broadcasting cartoons after midnight and have replaced them with advertisements. This is true and strengthens the statement.

Second, television is highly censored and the content must be approved by authorities before broadcasting. This situation occurs since the administration must make sure that to content broadcasted is actually desirable or beneficial. Certain audio-visual images can be graphic or display nudity that is not suitable for consumption by children and the younger human population. Here, the people’s opinion comes into play. Most parents do not support their kids to have exposure to obscene content. Thus, broadcasters care about the needs of the public and show content that is desired. Therefore, the statement does hold water.

On the other hand, programs that are broadcasted by government channels might not be representative of what the citizens of a nation would like to watch. For instance, the bureaucracy would like to censor information that is not necessarily required by the commoners. For example, certain financial information like investment decisions on nuclear warheads might disquiet pacifists and plans to sign furtive deals are not divulged to prevent controversies that can do more harm than good.

In conclusion, although many would support the idea that television is highly restricted by the nature of people controlling the broadcasting, the content presented over the satellites is actually tailored to the needs of the public. This is evidenced by several examples that have been presented above. It is highly unlikely that a channel that does not align with the ideology of the commoners will thrive in an environment that is inherently competitive and does not hesitate to decimate those who fail to keep up with the trends.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, first, if, regarding, second, similarly, so, then, therefore, thus, for example, for instance, in conclusion, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 19.5258426966 128% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 15.0 12.4196629213 121% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 14.8657303371 87% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 11.3162921348 159% => OK
Pronoun: 32.0 33.0505617978 97% => OK
Preposition: 74.0 58.6224719101 126% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2803.0 2235.4752809 125% => OK
No of words: 517.0 442.535393258 117% => OK
Chars per words: 5.42166344294 5.05705443957 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.76839952204 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.01994512203 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 274.0 215.323595506 127% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.52998065764 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 864.0 704.065955056 123% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 20.2370786517 133% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 54.4127899917 60.3974514979 90% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.814814815 118.986275619 87% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.1481481481 23.4991977007 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.25925925926 5.21951772744 101% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
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: 0.184622073106 0.243740707755 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.047497982454 0.0831039109588 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0479997454791 0.0758088955206 63% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0997246727345 0.150359130593 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0420861725077 0.0667264976115 63% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.7 14.1392134831 97% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.73 48.8420337079 90% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.16 12.1639044944 116% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.56 8.38706741573 114% => OK
difficult_words: 163.0 100.480337079 162% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 11.8971910112 76% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => 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.

Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, first, if, regarding, second, similarly, so, then, therefore, thus, for example, for instance, in conclusion, on the other hand

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 19.5258426966 128% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 15.0 12.4196629213 121% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 14.8657303371 87% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 11.3162921348 159% => OK
Pronoun: 32.0 33.0505617978 97% => OK
Preposition: 74.0 58.6224719101 126% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2803.0 2235.4752809 125% => OK
No of words: 517.0 442.535393258 117% => OK
Chars per words: 5.42166344294 5.05705443957 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.76839952204 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.01994512203 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 274.0 215.323595506 127% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.52998065764 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 864.0 704.065955056 123% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 8.0 4.99550561798 160% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 20.2370786517 133% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 54.4127899917 60.3974514979 90% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.814814815 118.986275619 87% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.1481481481 23.4991977007 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.25925925926 5.21951772744 101% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
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: 0.184622073106 0.243740707755 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.047497982454 0.0831039109588 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0479997454791 0.0758088955206 63% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0997246727345 0.150359130593 66% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0420861725077 0.0667264976115 63% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.7 14.1392134831 97% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 43.73 48.8420337079 90% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.16 12.1639044944 116% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.56 8.38706741573 114% => OK
difficult_words: 163.0 100.480337079 162% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 11.8971910112 76% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => 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.