"We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own; disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning."
I concede to the speaker’s statement – we learn more from the people whose ideas we share than those with whom we differ – due to the fact that undue discord can impede the learning process. Otherwise, in my view differing in perspective can be very helpful and enriching for learning process.
Admittedly, under certain circumstance the disagreement causes bitterness among the debating parties and seriously hampers the learning process. We need look no further than television talk shows, for example, where participants are more interested in imposing their viewpoint on the others, rather than finding some useful common grounds and agreeing on something. Such futile debates result in entire wastage of time with no gain to participants of the show, as well as, to the viewers.
Disagreement can also hinder learning in a scenario where the debating parties disagree on the fundamental assumption needed for such debate – for example, a student of paleontology learn little about the evolution of animal species by debating with an individual whose religious views precludes the possibility of evolution. Similarly, a person with hard-lined views in favor of communism can be hardly a good choice with whom the merits of democracy can be debated.
Aside from forgoing provisos, however, I disagree with the speaker’s claim. Difference of opinion is the very foundation on which much of human knowledge and experience is based. For example, consider the case of parent-teenager relationship. By listening to parents the teenagers can understand how certain behavior can carry undesirable consequences for them. Similarly, parents can learn the valuable lesson that effective parenting and control are two different things. At the community level, by the listening to the business and factory owners, the environmentalists can understand their legitimate concerns of economic and job losses. Conversely, factory owners can understand the value of cleaner environment and public health. At international levels, two nations can resolve much of their problems peacefully, thus, ending the possibility of conflicts and wars.
In conclusion, unless the two parties are willing to debate on reasonable merits, I acknowledge that disagreement can hinder learning. Otherwise, the reasoned debate between people with opposing view-point is very helpful in boosting learning.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 291, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to process'
Suggestion: to process
...very helpful and enriching for learning process. Admittedly, under certain circumsta...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, conversely, however, if, look, similarly, so, thus, well, for example, in conclusion, as well as, in my view
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 19.5258426966 46% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 12.4196629213 105% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 14.8657303371 61% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 33.0505617978 48% => OK
Preposition: 52.0 58.6224719101 89% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 12.9106741573 93% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2038.0 2235.4752809 91% => OK
No of words: 363.0 442.535393258 82% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.61432506887 5.05705443957 111% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.3649236973 4.55969084622 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.08342616946 2.79657885939 110% => OK
Unique words: 205.0 215.323595506 95% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.564738292011 0.4932671777 114% => OK
syllable_count: 628.2 704.065955056 89% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 6.24550561798 64% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 9.0 4.38483146067 205% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 20.2370786517 84% => 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: 21.0 23.0359550562 91% => OK
Sentence length SD: 60.8491242086 60.3974514979 101% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.882352941 118.986275619 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.3529411765 23.4991977007 91% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.70588235294 5.21951772744 128% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 10.2758426966 78% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.289179289998 0.243740707755 119% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0831994807174 0.0831039109588 100% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0666479341529 0.0758088955206 88% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.163795842517 0.150359130593 109% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0791524012634 0.0667264976115 119% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.7 14.1392134831 111% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 48.8420337079 85% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 12.1743820225 104% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.26 12.1639044944 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.51 8.38706741573 113% => OK
difficult_words: 111.0 100.480337079 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 11.8971910112 118% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 11.2143820225 93% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.7820224719 136% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 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.