Summarise the points made in the lecture being sure to explain how they cast doubt on specific points made in the reading passage

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Summarise the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on specific points made in the reading passage

In terms of the implications of the phenomenon that an increasing number of professors are appearing in television news programs, the author of the article presents three positive effects, whereas the lecturer argue against two of them.
First, the professor in the listening states that engaging in TV programs can pose damage to professors' reputation, which objects to the opinion in the reading that professors improve their reputation by attending TV programs. The lecturer explains that professors who show up in TV may not be viewed by fellow professors as serious scholars, but as someone who choose to entertain instead of educating. Furthermore, the university may not even invite these "not serious" professors to important academic conferences, or even stop funding their research.
Second, appearing in TV programs also take up a great deal of time of professors. These professors will have to plan for the materials that they want to present before the public, travel to the TV stations, and even make up a little bit for better-look appearance in TV. However, time spent on these activities can otherwise be used in professors' research, teaching students, and attending academic meetings in the university.
Third, the instructor in the listening also contends that professors attending TV programs will not benefit the general public, which is clearly negating the view asserted by the author in the reading that the public is able to expose themselves to knowledge that are more scholarly. The professor further illustrates her standpoint by citing the fact that TV programs do not want scholarly way of interpreting issues by the professors, and all they want is a so-called intellectual title to draw viewers' attention. As a result, the mass can in effect acquire the knowledge presented by professors in TV programs from any TV reporters who have prepared for the topics.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 88, Rule ID: PROGRESSIVE_VERBS[1]
Message: This verb is normally not used in the progressive form. Try a simple form instead.
...that an increasing number of professors are appearing in television news programs, the author...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 227, Rule ID: LITTLE_BIT[1]
Message: Reduce redundancy by using 'little' or 'bit'.
Suggestion: little; bit
... to the TV stations, and even make up a little bit for better-look appearance in TV. Howev...
^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 113, Rule ID: GENERAL_XX[1]
Message: Use simply 'public'.
Suggestion: public
...ending TV programs will not benefit the general public, which is clearly negating the view ass...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, furthermore, however, look, may, second, so, third, whereas, as a result

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 10.4613686534 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 5.04856512141 139% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 19.0 22.412803532 85% => OK
Preposition: 46.0 30.3222958057 152% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1602.0 1373.03311258 117% => OK
No of words: 304.0 270.72406181 112% => OK
Chars per words: 5.26973684211 5.08290768461 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17559525986 4.04702891845 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.98790700933 2.5805825403 116% => OK
Unique words: 166.0 145.348785872 114% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.546052631579 0.540411800872 101% => OK
syllable_count: 484.2 419.366225166 115% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.51434878587 330% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

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: 30.0 21.2450331126 141% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 54.2011069998 49.2860985944 110% => OK
Chars per sentence: 160.2 110.228320801 145% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.4 21.698381199 140% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.0 7.06452816374 127% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
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: 0.046332075559 0.272083759551 17% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0212290686739 0.0996497079465 21% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0205771482497 0.0662205650399 31% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0302266606785 0.162205337803 19% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.00920596267835 0.0443174109184 21% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 18.6 13.3589403974 139% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.03 53.8541721854 76% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.0 11.0289183223 136% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.88 12.2367328918 113% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.33 8.42419426049 111% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 63.6247240618 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.0 10.7273730684 177% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 10.498013245 133% => OK
text_standard: 19.0 11.2008830022 170% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.

Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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