Summarize the main points in the lecture, and then explain how they cast doubt on the ideas in the reading passage.
The reading and the lecture are both about reasons why a population of the sea otter had declined in the past few years. The author of the reading believes that environmental pollution and attacks by predators are the major reasons why the number of sea otter had declined. The lecturer casts doubt on the claims made in the article. She thinks that environmental pollution was not the major reason for the sea otter decline.
Firstly, the author points out that on the Alaskan coast were found evidence from industrial chemical pollution such as oil rigs. It is mentioned that in the water samples from that area were found increased levels of chemicals that affect the life of sea otter. This point is challenged by the lecturer. She says that on the Alaskan coast were not found evidence of chemical pollution.
Secondly, the author contends that what was a reason for endangering the sea otter that was the same for other sea mammals because there was evidence that not just the otter had declined, also, other sea mammals had disappeared. The article notes that this was a result of environmental pollution. Moreover, orcas could have a similar effect, but they hunted just big mammals such as whales. The lecturer rebuts this argument. She suggests that at the coast were not found any evidence of the bodies which predators had hunted. Furthermore, whales also had declined not just small mammals. This is a sign that humans were hunters.
Finally, the author states that scientists found an evidence that pollution hypothesis could explain the uneven pattern of the sea otter decline. The article establishes that according to scientists studying why in some areas population of the sea otter declined and in some area was stable was that oceans and environmental factors created uneven pollution in those areas where the population of the sea otter was declined. The lecturer, on the other hand, posits that this uneven pattern was not explained by the pollution hypothesis. This uneven pattern probably resulted from orcas who were hunters
In conclusion, the lecture and the reading are both about reasons why some sea mammals had declined. The professor effectively challenges the claims made in the article.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 275, Rule ID: ENGLISH_WORD_REPEAT_BEGINNING_RULE
Message: Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Reword the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
...y the number of sea otter had declined. The lecturer casts doubt on the claims made...
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Line 7, column 221, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'areas'' or 'area's'?
Suggestion: areas'; area's
...ding to scientists studying why in some areas population of the sea otter declined an...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, in conclusion, such as, as a result, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 10.4613686534 201% => Less to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 5.04856512141 40% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 7.30242825607 82% => OK
Relative clauses : 21.0 12.0772626932 174% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 35.0 30.3222958057 115% => OK
Nominalization: 17.0 5.01324503311 339% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1867.0 1373.03311258 136% => OK
No of words: 368.0 270.72406181 136% => OK
Chars per words: 5.07336956522 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.37987740619 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.55949844957 2.5805825403 99% => OK
Unique words: 154.0 145.348785872 106% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.41847826087 0.540411800872 77% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 574.2 419.366225166 137% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 3.25607064018 215% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 2.5761589404 78% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 13.0662251656 153% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 61.2870296229 49.2860985944 124% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.35 110.228320801 85% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.4 21.698381199 85% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.95 7.06452816374 98% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 4.19205298013 48% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.27373068433 257% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0532003557897 0.272083759551 20% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0235843191512 0.0996497079465 24% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0330608142214 0.0662205650399 50% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0349647273851 0.162205337803 22% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0188039984303 0.0443174109184 42% => 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: 11.6 13.3589403974 87% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 53.8541721854 99% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 11.0289183223 93% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.13 12.2367328918 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.92 8.42419426049 94% => OK
difficult_words: 79.0 63.6247240618 124% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => 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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