The effectiveness of cloud seeding. Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they respond to the specific points made in the reading passage.
The reading passage states that spraying silver iodide on storm clouds which called "cloud seeding" can reduce hail and will be effective in protecting crops from hail, whereas the professor points out that the evidence is not reasonable.
Firstly, the author insists that experiments in the laboratory show that adding silver iodide to cold water vapor cause the forming of snow rather than hail pellets. The professor, however, argues that it may be true in laboratory condition, but in real life circumstance cloud seeding will prevent the precipitation. And for the areas do not rain much, it will lead to severe drought, as a result, people will suffer from lacking of water.
Secondly, the reading says that the practice has succeeded in urban areas of some Asian countries. So it effectively protect the fields and farms in America. In contrast, the speaker deems that there are differences between Asia and America. Since the pollution in Asian cities is extreme high, which is favorable condition for applying of cloud seeding, in this way, it cannot be implement in unpolluted rural regions of the United States.
Lastly, the reading states that using cloud seeding in a farming region suggested the diminished hail damage compared to previous years. On the contrary, the professor deems that the studies are not convincing either, because the alleviated of hail damage also happened in many neighboring area, as a result, it just might be the consequences of nature variation of local weather.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 118, Rule ID: IT_VBZ[1]
Message: Did you mean 'protects'?
Suggestion: protects
...some Asian countries. So it effectively protect the fields and farms in America. In con...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, firstly, however, if, lastly, may, second, secondly, so, whereas, in contrast, as a result, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 12.0772626932 91% => OK
Pronoun: 15.0 22.412803532 67% => OK
Preposition: 30.0 30.3222958057 99% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 5.01324503311 160% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1279.0 1373.03311258 93% => OK
No of words: 245.0 270.72406181 90% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.22040816327 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.95632099841 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.68996623907 2.5805825403 104% => OK
Unique words: 152.0 145.348785872 105% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.620408163265 0.540411800872 115% => OK
syllable_count: 387.0 419.366225166 92% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 1.25165562914 320% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 13.0662251656 77% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 24.0 21.2450331126 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 61.1715620203 49.2860985944 124% => OK
Chars per sentence: 127.9 110.228320801 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.5 21.698381199 113% => OK
Discourse Markers: 12.5 7.06452816374 177% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.27373068433 23% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.126809947543 0.272083759551 47% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0440066352859 0.0996497079465 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.042687042611 0.0662205650399 64% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0777392197056 0.162205337803 48% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0445986209678 0.0443174109184 101% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.4 13.3589403974 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 47.12 53.8541721854 87% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.0289183223 115% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.29 12.2367328918 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.79 8.42419426049 116% => OK
difficult_words: 77.0 63.6247240618 121% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.7273730684 131% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.498013245 110% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.2008830022 125% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 81.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.5 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.