The given argument is about the importance of concepts and ideas over the importance of learning the facts. In my opinion, I will totally agree over the given argument. My explanation to it is pre-dominantly based on three main reasons.
Firstly, going by the definition of a fact - "it is a statement that is based upon logical evidence and scientific thesis". The definition of an idea could be - "a statement that is asserted of being novel and that does not break the laws of nature". Now, science clearly says that facts are the basis of new findings. But it is also quite evident that all of the facts of this universe are not known to mankind. It's the innovation that drive people in finding the unknown facts of this world. And "ideas" play an instrumental role in it. For an example, if humans thought, that we cannot escape gravity, We wouldn't have explored space. But in this world, we are now able to land on moon surfaces and far along. This shows that students or even people, for that matter shouldn't stay limited by the constraints of the amount of facts they have.
Secondly, students need to understand the importance of a particular concept in order to understand the actual meaning and the logic behind a particular task. A statement without its legitimate proof would make it impossible for students to think out of the box- and look for new ways, that could potentially give birth to new facts and testimonials. For an instance, let's take an example of our ancestors. They used to believe that the earth is flat and decimated anyone who would go against this opinion. Scientist then had legible proof to state the this 'fact' is wrong on the basis of evidence that even modern science cannot argue upon. Had we been limited to only the fact, we would still have lived under the illusion that earth is a flat planet. Such facts need to checked and corrected frequently. This makes the importance of strong concepts more important over mere facts and rules.
Finally, one major way in which facts by themselves are secondary in importance to ideas and concepts is that they won't hold any ground if there is no valid evidence behind it. What I mean to say is, facts are generated on the basis of sound evidence and rational logic. Simply stating a random fact without is substantial proof is just like eating an ice-cream without a cone! Let's say teachers tell students only about a fact that when two bodies collide they breakup momentum. Now if students try to emulate such experiments in real life, they won't be able to understand that why are the rest of the effects of a collision happening, since they only know that "only momentum ceases". This would make their minds rigid and incapable of trying out new experiments. This would effect later when scientific research and innovation are regressed by lack of thinking of new possiblities.
Hence, on the basis of the points stated above, I think there is some plausible evidence to speak in favor of precedence of strong concepts over facts.Because as the saying goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention", similarly, "Facts are the by-products of innovation and imagination."
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 374, Rule ID: ALL_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'all the'.
Suggestion: all the
...ings. But it is also quite evident that all of the facts of this universe are not known to...
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Line 3, column 434, Rule ID: IT_IS[6]
Message: Did you mean 'it's' (='it is') instead of 'its' (possessive pronoun)?
Suggestion: It's; It is
...this universe are not known to mankind. Its the innovation that drive people in fin...
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: wouldn't
...ught, that we cannot escape gravity, We wouldnt have explored space. But in this world,...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...students or even people, for that matter shouldnt stay limited by the constraints...
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: shouldn't
...udents or even people, for that matter shouldnt stay limited by the constraints of the ...
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Line 5, column 550, Rule ID: DT_DT[2]
Message: Maybe you need to remove the second determiner so that only 'the' or 'this' is left.
Suggestion: the; this
...ientist then had legible proof to state the this fact is wrong on the basis of evidence ...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...n. Had we been limited to only the fact, we would still have lived under the illu...
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Message: Did you mean 'Let's'?
Suggestion: Let's
...ike eating an ice-cream without a cone! Lets say teachers tell students only about a...
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Line 7, column 788, Rule ID: AFFECT_EFFECT[6]
Message: Did you mean 'affect'?
Suggestion: affect
... trying out new experiments. This would effect later when scientific research and inno...
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Message: Add a space between sentences
Suggestion: Because
...recedence of strong concepts over facts.Because as the saying goes, 'Necessity is ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, hence, if, look, second, secondly, similarly, so, still, then, i mean, i think, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 28.0 15.1003584229 185% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 9.8082437276 122% => OK
Conjunction : 19.0 13.8261648746 137% => OK
Relative clauses : 21.0 11.0286738351 190% => OK
Pronoun: 53.0 43.0788530466 123% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 83.0 52.1666666667 159% => OK
Nominalization: 27.0 8.0752688172 334% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2678.0 1977.66487455 135% => OK
No of words: 546.0 407.700716846 134% => OK
Chars per words: 4.90476190476 4.8611393121 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.83390555256 4.48103885553 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83754840722 2.67179642975 106% => OK
Unique words: 278.0 212.727598566 131% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.509157509158 0.524837075471 97% => OK
syllable_count: 827.1 618.680645161 134% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.51630824373 99% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 16.0 9.59856630824 167% => OK
Article: 4.0 3.08781362007 130% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.86738351254 161% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.94265232975 61% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 27.0 20.6003584229 131% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 20.1344086022 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 59.087714668 48.9658058833 121% => OK
Chars per sentence: 99.1851851852 100.406767564 99% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.2222222222 20.6045352989 98% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.77777777778 5.45110844103 88% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 10.0 5.5376344086 181% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 11.8709677419 110% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.85842293907 130% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 4.88709677419 184% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.191817471728 0.236089414692 81% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0520174694307 0.076458572812 68% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.07708190021 0.0737576698707 105% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.110324173792 0.150856017488 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0603383747476 0.0645574589148 93% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.8 11.7677419355 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 59.64 58.1214874552 103% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 10.1575268817 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.14 10.9000537634 102% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.98 8.01818996416 100% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 86.8835125448 134% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.002688172 85% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.0537634409 99% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 10.247311828 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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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.