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DevelopingPartially Successful
The response addresses the topic of animal testing and provides a clear opinion, but it lacks depth in elaboration and specific examples. Additionally, there are several grammatical errors and limited syntactic variety, which hinder overall clarity.
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Content
3/5Breakdown
Clear purpose3/5
Complete response3/5
Addresses requirements3/5
Working well
- Acknowledgment of Counterargument — “However, some people will argue that it is bad to do the drug test on other animals, because the drug might not have the same effect as they will have on human.”
- Use of Example — “For example, monkeys have similler gens with humankind, so the effect happends on monkeys will possiblely happen on human, too.”
To improve
- Lack of Detailed Support Try: Provide more detailed reasoning or evidence to support this claim, such as citing specific studies or explaining the biological similarities in more depth.
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