Both the article and the lecture are arguing about the fact that dinosaurs were endotherms. The article states, nowadays, dinosaurs are considered as endotherms and provides three examples of support. However, the professor casts doubt on the claims made in the article and refutes each of the author's reasons.
First, the reading states that the presence of dinosaur fossil in the polar region has proved that dinosaurs were actually endotherms because only the animal that can maintain their internal temperature is able to live there. The professor, however, rebuts this point. She states that during the earlier decades the temperature in the polar area was warmer, so, even the non-endotherms were able to live there. Moreover, dinosaurs were able to migrate to warmer places when the weather became very cold.
Second, while the article claims that the position of dinosaur's legs are a good indicator to prove that dinosaurs belonged to endotherms family, the professor, on the other hand, refutes this point. She says that the position of the leg, indeed, is aimed to support the large size of the dinosaur and they were not used for running like the other endotherms. besides, the huge weight of the dinosaur has many advanteges for the animal.
Finally, the reading posits that the presence of Haversian canal in the dinosaur's bone can be a good evidence to conclude that dinosaur was endotherm, due to the fact that presence of this canal indicates rapid growth which is one of the characteristics of the endotherms. This point was challenged by the professor. She states that it is true that this canal is found in dinosaurs legs but they also have growth rings which are thickening of the bone that indicates the rate of growth. this rings prove that the growth of dinosaur subside in cold climate. and this refutes the claim made in the article.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 360, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Besides
... for running like the other endotherms. besides, the huge weight of the dinosaur has ma...
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Line 7, column 488, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: This
...bone that indicates the rate of growth. this rings prove that the growth of dinosaur...
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Line 7, column 558, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: And
...th of dinosaur subside in cold climate. and this refutes the claim made in the arti...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, besides, but, finally, first, however, moreover, second, so, while, it is true, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 18.0 10.4613686534 172% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 12.0772626932 149% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 22.412803532 129% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 36.0 30.3222958057 119% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1557.0 1373.03311258 113% => OK
No of words: 311.0 270.72406181 115% => OK
Chars per words: 5.00643086817 5.08290768461 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.19942759058 4.04702891845 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.52172455191 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 148.0 145.348785872 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.475884244373 0.540411800872 88% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 486.9 419.366225166 116% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 3.25607064018 154% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 67.4452535189 49.2860985944 137% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.8 110.228320801 94% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.7333333333 21.698381199 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.53333333333 7.06452816374 107% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 4.33554083885 208% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.441782004864 0.272083759551 162% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.144286312066 0.0996497079465 145% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.100633360347 0.0662205650399 152% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.263763177415 0.162205337803 163% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0579245069704 0.0443174109184 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.5 13.3589403974 94% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.78 12.2367328918 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.98 8.42419426049 95% => OK
difficult_words: 66.0 63.6247240618 104% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => 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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