Critical judgment of work in any given field has little value unless it comes from someone who is an expert in that field.
It is difficult to disagree completely with the assertion put forth for us: "Critical judgment of work in any given field has little value unless it comes from someone who is an expert in that field." As somebody who has spent the bulk of my undergraduate education in the theatre, I have often found myself exasperated when non-theatre people have given intense critiques related to acting, directing, or any number of technical design positions. That being said, this is perhaps a good example of the differences between critical judgment and the offering of opinions. Many people assert that opinions are never wrong; honestly, this is another assertion that it is difficult to disagree with; however, no matter how firmly one holds opinions, the most unpopular among them can often be a cause for immense controversy. I return to my theatrical example, as it is the example most familiar to me: when many critics praise a certain production, (whether it be on Broadway, regionally, or even at a local high school) any dissenting opinion is often called out as unnecessary or angry. Oftentimes this dissenter is accused of having some kind of issue with the creative team or actors involved. More often than I would like, I have seen those whose opinions are different than the norm simply accused of being "jealous." This creates a frustrating arena of opinion -- what is the point of expressing opinion if it is simply going to be dismissed unless the critiqued party in question is happy with it? I doubt this is a purely theatrical issue -- I am sure those who participate in the sciences, math, other liberal arts, and more politically minded fields experience the same things every day.
Critical judgment, on the other hand, seems to me another animal entirely. While a large section of critical judgment is the giving of a person's subjective opinion, (perhaps this is redundant -- surely all opinion is subjective, if some more influenced by fact or reason than others) the phrase "critical judgment" implies, in my opinion, a form of analysis and a strong mulling over of the material that can really only be achieved effectively by someone whose opinions on the matter they are critiquing are rooted more in previous knowledge of the field than in simple experience alone. To be an "expert" in a field such as theatre is an extremely general term. Perhaps being an "expert" simply means you have acted in several productions, served as creative director for a company, majored in Theatre in some way in college; or, perhaps, you have simply seen a wealth of theatre that has allowed you to experience a wide variety of theatrical qualities and choices. Being an "expert," in this case, is almost as subjective as opinion itself. However, I must admit, that any type of critical judgment I have received in the theatre has meant much more coming from somebody who I consider an "expert" in the field.
For example: if my mother tells me I did an excellent job acting in a production, it is certainly a prideful moment for myself and her, and I am more than happy to accept her support. However, there is something much more innately valuable if New York Times critic Ben Brantley praises my acting, or even if a local director I hope to work with in the future takes time out of his or her day to express their happiness with my performance. This does not make my mother's opinion less valuable in general, but I do believe that it makes it less valuable in terms of my theatrical worth. My mother will think I'm great no matter how horribly I do, because she is a good and supportive woman; New York Times critic Ben Brantley has little to no regard for my feelings, and will only praise me because his vast knowledge of theatre and experience critiquing shows has led him to believe that I am a head above the rest. Though my chosen example was a lengthy one, I believe it accurately reflects my opinion on this issue.. However, I also understand that I have only covered one part of the assertion given to us. While I agree that critical judgment certainly has more value when it comes from an "expert," I do not necessarily agree with the section of the assertion that claims that critical judgment has NO value UNLESS it comes from an expert. To take us back to my previous example, my mother's opinion certainly HAS value -- particularly if it is an honest, articulate, and well-meaning opinion, whether positive or negative. Her opinion is not of "little value" simply because she is not an expert in theatre. However, I do agree that it has less value, in terms of a person career-oriented in the theatre, than the opinion of an expert. Therefore, I think the best way I can answer whether I agree or disagree with this claim, is to say that I mostly agree with it, but allow for the possibility of observations or opinions of value coming from people who are far from "experts" just as often as they come from the "experts" themselves.
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Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Did you mean 'different 'from''? 'Different than' is often considered colloquial style.
Suggestion: from
...seen those whose opinions are different than the norm simply accused of being '...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... experience the same things every day. Critical judgment, on the other hand, se...
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Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a person' or simply 'persons'?
Suggestion: a person; persons
...n of critical judgment is the giving of a persons subjective opinion, perhaps this is red...
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Suggestion: , &apos
...ities and choices. Being an 'expert,' in this case, is almost as subjective ...
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Suggestion:
...er an 'expert' in the field. For example: if my mother tells me I did...
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Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: I'm
... theatrical worth. My mother will think Im great no matter how horribly I do, beca...
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Message: Two consecutive dots
Suggestion: .
...rately reflects my opinion on this issue.. However, I also understand that I have ...
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Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , &apos
...value when it comes from an 'expert,' I do not necessarily agree with the se...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, honestly, however, if, really, so, therefore, well, while, for example, i think, in general, kind of, such as, in my opinion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 39.0 19.5258426966 200% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 25.0 11.3162921348 221% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 108.0 33.0505617978 327% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 98.0 58.6224719101 167% => OK
Nominalization: 23.0 12.9106741573 178% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 4195.0 2235.4752809 188% => OK
No of words: 863.0 442.535393258 195% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.86095017381 5.05705443957 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.42004258684 4.55969084622 119% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03992712324 2.79657885939 109% => OK
Unique words: 371.0 215.323595506 172% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.42989571263 0.4932671777 87% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1364.4 704.065955056 194% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 22.0 6.24550561798 352% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 8.0 3.10617977528 258% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 9.0 1.77640449438 507% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.2370786517 119% => OK
Sentence length: 35.0 23.0359550562 152% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 118.077040529 60.3974514979 196% => OK
Chars per sentence: 174.791666667 118.986275619 147% => OK
Words per sentence: 35.9583333333 23.4991977007 153% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.41666666667 5.21951772744 123% => OK
Paragraphs: 3.0 4.97078651685 60% => More paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 8.0 7.80617977528 102% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => 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: 0.300515542711 0.243740707755 123% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0974934252528 0.0831039109588 117% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.114697337922 0.0758088955206 151% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.224205117197 0.150359130593 149% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0170452399809 0.0667264976115 26% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 19.4 14.1392134831 137% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 35.95 48.8420337079 74% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.9 12.1743820225 139% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.5 12.1639044944 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.3 8.38706741573 99% => OK
difficult_words: 160.0 100.480337079 159% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.0 11.8971910112 160% => OK
gunning_fog: 16.0 11.2143820225 143% => OK
text_standard: 19.0 11.7820224719 161% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Minimum four paragraphs wanted.
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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 1281, Rule ID: RATHER_THEN[2]
Message: Did you mean 'different 'from''? 'Different than' is often considered colloquial style.
Suggestion: from
...seen those whose opinions are different than the norm simply accused of being '...
^^^^
Line 2, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... experience the same things every day. Critical judgment, on the other hand, se...
^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 142, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a person' or simply 'persons'?
Suggestion: a person; persons
...n of critical judgment is the giving of a persons subjective opinion, perhaps this is red...
^^^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 1025, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , &apos
...ities and choices. Being an 'expert,' in this case, is almost as subjective ...
^^^^^^
Line 3, column 1, Rule ID: WHITESPACE_RULE
Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...er an 'expert' in the field. For example: if my mother tells me I did...
^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 613, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: I'm
... theatrical worth. My mother will think Im great no matter how horribly I do, beca...
^^
Line 3, column 1022, Rule ID: DOUBLE_PUNCTUATION
Message: Two consecutive dots
Suggestion: .
...rately reflects my opinion on this issue.. However, I also understand that I have ...
^^
Line 3, column 1212, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma
Suggestion: , &apos
...value when it comes from an 'expert,' I do not necessarily agree with the se...
^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, honestly, however, if, really, so, therefore, well, while, for example, i think, in general, kind of, such as, in my opinion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 39.0 19.5258426966 200% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 25.0 11.3162921348 221% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 108.0 33.0505617978 327% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 98.0 58.6224719101 167% => OK
Nominalization: 23.0 12.9106741573 178% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 4195.0 2235.4752809 188% => OK
No of words: 863.0 442.535393258 195% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.86095017381 5.05705443957 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.42004258684 4.55969084622 119% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03992712324 2.79657885939 109% => OK
Unique words: 371.0 215.323595506 172% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.42989571263 0.4932671777 87% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1364.4 704.065955056 194% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 22.0 6.24550561798 352% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 8.0 3.10617977528 258% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 9.0 1.77640449438 507% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.2370786517 119% => OK
Sentence length: 35.0 23.0359550562 152% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 118.077040529 60.3974514979 196% => OK
Chars per sentence: 174.791666667 118.986275619 147% => OK
Words per sentence: 35.9583333333 23.4991977007 153% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.41666666667 5.21951772744 123% => OK
Paragraphs: 3.0 4.97078651685 60% => More paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 8.0 7.80617977528 102% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => 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: 0.300515542711 0.243740707755 123% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0974934252528 0.0831039109588 117% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.114697337922 0.0758088955206 151% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.224205117197 0.150359130593 149% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0170452399809 0.0667264976115 26% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 19.4 14.1392134831 137% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 35.95 48.8420337079 74% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.9 12.1743820225 139% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.5 12.1639044944 95% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.3 8.38706741573 99% => OK
difficult_words: 160.0 100.480337079 159% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.0 11.8971910112 160% => OK
gunning_fog: 16.0 11.2143820225 143% => OK
text_standard: 19.0 11.7820224719 161% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Write the essay in 30 minutes.
Minimum four paragraphs wanted.
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.