Both the reading passage and the lecture discuss about "cloud seeding", a technique that has been tired to produce rain or snow in place of hail, as hail is harmful for crops. The author presents several evidence to illustrate the effectiveness of this procedure. However, the professor finds those instances dubious and refutes them all by providing counter arguments.
First of all, the author claims that, cloud seeding procedure is verified in laboratory environment and it is found that, this process can effectively alter hail pellets to light snow. In the contrary, the lecturer contends that, it might not be successful to make desirable effect in real life scenario and can cause more damage to crops by creating drought in some areas.
Secondly, another evidence is presented in the passage, which states that cloud seeding has been applied in urban areas and it results in controlled precipitation. Therefore, it proves the validity of the procedure and can be used effectively in desired areas. However, the professor challenges this point arguing that, this evidence can not be taken as granted as there is a possibility of make it work in city areas where air is polluted which favors cloud seeding process. But according to the lecturer, this does not guarantee success in unpolluted area where it is much needed.
Finally, the author presents local studies that was conducted in a farming region and it reported lesser hail damage compared to previous years. Conversely, the lecturer brings up the fact that, in that year, neighboring regions also less effected by hails. So, it does not necessarily proves the effectiveness of cloud seeding, as it might happen due to natural variation in local weather.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 207, Rule ID: MANY_NN_U[8]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun evidence seems to be uncountable; consider using: 'some evidence'.
Suggestion: some evidence
... harmful for crops. The author presents several evidence to illustrate the effectiveness of this...
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Line 7, column 287, Rule ID: DID_BASEFORM[3]
Message: The verb 'does' requires base form of the verb: 'prove'
Suggestion: prove
...d by hails. So, it does not necessarily proves the effectiveness of cloud seeding, as ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, conversely, finally, first, however, if, second, secondly, so, therefore, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 5.04856512141 119% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 32.0 30.3222958057 106% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1459.0 1373.03311258 106% => OK
No of words: 281.0 270.72406181 104% => OK
Chars per words: 5.19217081851 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.09427095027 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76719626335 2.5805825403 107% => OK
Unique words: 164.0 145.348785872 113% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.583629893238 0.540411800872 108% => OK
syllable_count: 450.9 419.366225166 108% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 3.25607064018 184% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 21.2450331126 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 40.9796697563 49.2860985944 83% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.583333333 110.228320801 110% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.4166666667 21.698381199 108% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.08333333333 7.06452816374 114% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => 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: 0.23421427172 0.272083759551 86% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0813742167611 0.0996497079465 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.101052127156 0.0662205650399 153% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.141405095346 0.162205337803 87% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0564295447222 0.0443174109184 127% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.7 13.3589403974 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 53.8541721854 89% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.0289183223 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.12 12.2367328918 107% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.5 8.42419426049 113% => OK
difficult_words: 84.0 63.6247240618 132% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.498013245 107% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27 Out of 30
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