The best test of an argument is the argument's ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
Arguments are meant to exchange views on a particular subject. To some extent, it might be true, that convincing people with opposing viewpoints tests the effectiveness of an argument. However, a lot of other factors should also be taken into consideration while judging the credibility of an argument. Different people have different perspectives and thought processes while discussing any topic. It is very important to understand the level of knowledge as well as mind set of the opposing folks, before measuring the worth of an argument.
It is indeed a good sign for an argument to receive opposing ideas. It proves that the person making an argument has a deep and profound knowledge of the subject on which he is making a statement. Another positive signal is that, people are able to comprehend what the arguer is trying to convey. Opposing views are very healthy for any argument, for they throw light on the untouched parts of the topic. In a way, these contradicting points compel the arguer to look at his own subject from others' viewpoint. The person has to expand his horizons of thinking in defending his own theory, to convince the opponents. In this scenario, convincing people with opposing views is the best test of an argument, as it would calculate the potential of that argument.
Conversely, many people simply oppose others' ideas out of their tendency to do so. There is no weight in the points raised by such opponents due to lack of knowledge on the subject. Oftentimes, people take an emotional stand to the arguments rather than going for a practical approach. In such cases, it is not only difficult, but, even meaningless to attribute the convincing ability of an argument as its best test.
To recapitulate, yes, power of an argument in convincing the opponents can be the best test of that argument. But, it is dependent on the prowess of the people making counter arguments. Each and every individual discussing the topic must have a prudent knowledge of the subject. Discussion has to be unbiased, keeping personal differences aside and not letting emotions to indulge in.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 69, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
... an argument to receive opposing ideas. It proves that the person making an argume...
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Discourse Markers used:
['also', 'but', 'conversely', 'however', 'if', 'look', 'so', 'well', 'while', 'as to', 'as well as']
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance in Part of Speech:
Nouns: 0.226463104326 0.240241500013 94% => OK
Verbs: 0.167938931298 0.157235817809 107% => OK
Adjectives: 0.0865139949109 0.0880659088768 98% => OK
Adverbs: 0.0407124681934 0.0497285424764 82% => OK
Pronouns: 0.0356234096692 0.0444667217837 80% => OK
Prepositions: 0.129770992366 0.12292977631 106% => OK
Participles: 0.0610687022901 0.0406280797675 150% => OK
Conjunctions: 2.83882985786 2.79330140395 102% => OK
Infinitives: 0.0407124681934 0.030933414821 132% => OK
Particles: 0.0 0.0016655270985 0% => OK
Determiners: 0.134860050891 0.0997080785238 135% => OK
Modal_auxiliary: 0.0127226463104 0.0249443105267 51% => OK
WH_determiners: 0.00508905852417 0.0148568991511 34% => Some subClauses wanted starting by 'Which, Who, What, Whom, Whose.....'
Vocabulary words and sentences:
No of characters: 2113.0 2732.02544248 77% => OK
No of words: 354.0 452.878318584 78% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.96892655367 6.0361032391 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.33761313653 4.58838876751 95% => OK
words length more than 5 chars: 0.378531073446 0.366273622748 103% => OK
words length more than 6 chars: 0.276836158192 0.280924506359 99% => OK
words length more than 7 chars: 0.225988700565 0.200843997647 113% => OK
words length more than 8 chars: 0.16384180791 0.132149295362 124% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83882985786 2.79330140395 102% => OK
Unique words: 187.0 219.290929204 85% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.528248587571 0.48968727796 108% => OK
Word variations: 56.8629848428 55.4138127331 103% => OK
How many sentences: 20.0 20.6194690265 97% => OK
Sentence length: 17.7 23.380412469 76% => OK
Sentence length SD: 21.8256729564 59.4972553346 37% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.65 141.124799967 75% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.7 23.380412469 76% => OK
Discourse Markers: 0.55 0.674092028746 82% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.94800884956 81% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.21349557522 19% => OK
Readability: 45.3836158192 51.4728631049 88% => OK
Elegance: 1.70833333333 1.64882698954 104% => OK
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.512902382467 0.391690518653 131% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence: 0.090973003412 0.123202303941 74% => OK
Sentence sentence coherence SD: 0.0745913288783 0.077325440228 96% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence: 0.489735686599 0.547984918172 89% => OK
Sentence paragraph coherence SD: 0.123358663923 0.149214159877 83% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.203656739298 0.161403998019 126% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0979703543078 0.0892212321368 110% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence: 0.489731574335 0.385218514788 127% => OK
Paragraph paragraph coherence SD: 0.0207676714501 0.0692045440612 30% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.38802224754 0.275328986314 141% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0559760411739 0.0653680567796 86% => OK
Task Achievement:
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 10.4325221239 86% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 5.30420353982 151% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.88274336283 61% => OK
Positive topic words: 8.0 7.22455752212 111% => OK
Negative topic words: 6.0 3.66592920354 164% => OK
Neutral topic words: 3.0 2.70907079646 111% => OK
Total topic words: 17.0 13.5995575221 125% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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Note: This is not the final score. 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.