The author of the passage and the lecturer in the audio both discuss on how Agnostids might have lived. The author put forth three theories illustrating how Agnostids might have lived, however, the lecturer refutes the theories of the author.
First of all, the author of the passage asserts that Agnostids were free- swimming predators that hunted small creatures because Agnostids were known as arthopods and they might also be strong swimmers and active predators just like other primitive arthopods. Second, the author contends that Agnostids were seafloor dwellers as other primitive arthopods were living that way. Last, as per the author, it is feasible that the Agnostids were parasites as modern-day arthopods possess traits of parasites.
On the other hand, the lecturer in the audio contradicts the theories presented by the author in the passage. The lecturer claims that the theories asserted by author have some serious flaws. The lecturer implies that other arthopods possessed large well developed eyes for clear and magnified visions to catch its prey. However, the Agnostids possessed tiny eyes or even blind eyes. Also, there was no any evidence in the fossils of Agnostids that they possessed sepecial sensory organs. Similarly, the lecture asserts that seafloor creatures neither have ability to move freely nor they could move fast. Thus, they occupied small geographical area. In contrast, the Agnostids were able to move fast from one place to another and they also dwelled in multiple areas.
Furthermore, the lecturer demurs the author’s theory that regarded Agnostids as parasites. As per the lecturer, the population of the parasites was not supposed to be very large because larger number of parasites could kill many host animals. However, Agnostids had a very large population. Thus, the lecturer contends that it is not feasible for the Agnostids to be parasites.
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...iving that way. Last, as per the author, it is feasible that the Agnostids were p...
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...rthopods possess traits of parasites. On the other hand, the lecturer in the a...
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...yes or even blind eyes. Also, there was no any evidence in the fossils of Agnostid...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, furthermore, however, if, second, similarly, so, thus, well, in contrast, first of all, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 19.0 22.412803532 85% => OK
Preposition: 26.0 30.3222958057 86% => 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: 1607.0 1373.03311258 117% => OK
No of words: 301.0 270.72406181 111% => OK
Chars per words: 5.33887043189 5.08290768461 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.16525528304 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.57245852303 2.5805825403 100% => OK
Unique words: 149.0 145.348785872 103% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.495016611296 0.540411800872 92% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 495.9 419.366225166 118% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 14.0 8.23620309051 170% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 21.2450331126 80% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 47.1140851999 49.2860985944 96% => OK
Chars per sentence: 94.5294117647 110.228320801 86% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.7058823529 21.698381199 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.94117647059 7.06452816374 98% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 4.19205298013 143% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.27373068433 164% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.218737933668 0.272083759551 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0816367183825 0.0996497079465 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0623930933949 0.0662205650399 94% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.140750196202 0.162205337803 87% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0631485347964 0.0443174109184 142% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.6 13.3589403974 94% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.0289183223 90% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.4 12.2367328918 110% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.15 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 70.0 63.6247240618 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.498013245 84% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 65.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 19.5 Out of 30
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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.