Question: Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on specific points made in the reading passage.
Passage:
We have observed a gradual increase of the sea level during the last decades. It is a slow increase, and despite the alarmist attitudes of some, it is nothing to be worried about. By analyzing the data and looking into the matter clearly, we can find that this is a normal process that has happened before.
Even though we have documented a rise in the polar ice melting, this isn't the reason for the increase in the sea level. That ice is already in the water, so it displaces it already. Think of ice cubes in your glass of water, when they melt it doesn't make the water from the glass spill over. The same thing happens when the ice cap melts. Since the Ice is 90% already in water, when it goes into a liquid state, nothing drastic happens.
When it comes to the source for the increase in the sea level, we just don't know where it comes from. Many scientific agencies like NASA have stated that they simply don't know from where all this new water is coming. So it is still a great unknown to us.
The sea level has been fluctuating ever since the continents have emerged from the primordial ocean. We have seen many changes through the eons, half of our current landmass was submerged at one point. The same will probably happen later, and it will be through a slow and gradual process. Enough time will pass for humanity to adjust.
The passage states that during the last decade there has been an increase in the sea level. Although the increase has been slow, and despite the alarmist attitude of some there is nothing to worry about. The passage also suggests that this is a normal process that has happened before and would probably happen later through a slow and gradual process. However, according to the lecture, the rise in sea levels is a result of human activities that have been going on for quite a few years. And there could be a grim future ahead of us if we do not act now.
Firstly, the passage claims that melting of polar ice is not responsible for rising sea levels since the ice is 90% already in water, when it goes into liquid state and nothing drastic happens. Whereas, the lecture claims that melting of permafrost is more important than ice. The melting of permafrost means conversion of land ice to liquid state and directly increases the level of water. In order to support the above argument, the lecture gives an example of what is happening in Greenland. The process of melting permafrost is something that is not supposed to happen and is therefore alarming.
Secondly, the passage argues that the increase in sea level is not known and the fact that even scientific agencies like NASA do not know where all this new water is coming from. The lecture on the other hand states that it is inappropriate to say that there is not enough evidence to validate rise in sea levels. Studies have shown that the amount of permafrost getting melted could be the reason for increasing water levels across the globe.
Thirdly, the passage states that the sea levels have been fluctuating since the emergence of the primordial ocean and it will happen again through a slow and gradual process. However, the lecture claims that the major reason for increase in sea levels is human activities. The burning of fossil fuels in an unsustainable way has risen the temperatures all over the world that in turn led to the melting of permafrosts. This process has caused the melting of permafrosts increase by 100% in the last decade. The lecture also states that most of the world’s economic activities are near the sea and with the current rate of rising sea levels we could lose 20% of the landmass in the future.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 195, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “Whereas” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...quid state and nothing drastic happens. Whereas, the lecture claims that melting of per...
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Line 7, column 302, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "in an unsustainable way" with adverb for "unsustainable"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...activities. The burning of fossil fuels in an unsustainable way has risen the temperatures all over the...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, however, if, second, secondly, so, therefore, third, thirdly, whereas, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 10.4613686534 210% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 7.30242825607 151% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 12.0772626932 149% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 57.0 30.3222958057 188% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 5.01324503311 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1903.0 1373.03311258 139% => OK
No of words: 403.0 270.72406181 149% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.72208436725 5.08290768461 93% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.48049772903 4.04702891845 111% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.42229381838 2.5805825403 94% => OK
Unique words: 188.0 145.348785872 129% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.466501240695 0.540411800872 86% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 593.1 419.366225166 141% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 14.0 8.23620309051 170% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 36.7362975211 49.2860985944 75% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.722222222 110.228320801 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.3888888889 21.698381199 103% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.11111111111 7.06452816374 87% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 4.33554083885 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.240987186697 0.272083759551 89% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0855819763896 0.0996497079465 86% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0687963781445 0.0662205650399 104% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.167179105474 0.162205337803 103% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.057193824505 0.0443174109184 129% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.0 13.3589403974 90% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 57.61 53.8541721854 107% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.0289183223 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.39 12.2367328918 85% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.86 8.42419426049 93% => OK
difficult_words: 80.0 63.6247240618 126% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => 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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