Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on specific points made in the reading passage.
The cane toad is a large (1.8 kg) amphibian species native to Central and South America. It was deliberately introduced to Australia in 1935 with the expectation that it would protect farmers’ crops by eating harmful insects. Unfortunately, the toad multiplied rapidly, and a large cane toad population now threatens small native animals that are not pests. Several measures have been proposed to stop the spread of the cane toad in Australia.
One way to prevent the spread of the toad would be to build a national fence. A fence that blocks the advance of the toads will prevent them from moving into those parts of Australia that they have not yet colonized. This approach has been used before: a national fence was erected in the early part of the twentieth century to prevent the spread of rabbits, another animal species that was introduced in Australia from abroad and had a harmful impact on its native ecosystems.
Second, the toads could be captured and destroyed by volunteers. Cane toads can easily be caught in simple traps and can even be captured by hand. Young toads and cane toad eggs are even easier to gather and destroy, since they are restricted to the water. If the Australian government were to organize a campaign among Australian citizens to join forces to destroy the toads, the collective effort might stop the toad from spreading.
Third, researchers are developing a disease-causing virus to control the cane toad populations. This virus will be specially designed: although it will be able to infect a number of reptile and amphibian species, it will not harm most of the infected species; it will specifically harm only the cane toads. The virus will control the population of cane toads by preventing them from maturing and reproducing.
The reading states that the number of cane toad has been increased largely, once useful to destroy harmful insects in australia. Author of the passage stated many solution’s to solve this problem. but the lecturer states that those solutions are impractical and wouldn't be helpful to limit the growth of cane toad.
First and foremost, writer of the passage proposed to use fence to control the advance of the toads to the colonized area. The lecturer refutes it strongly and explains that cane toad can move from one place to another place using river path as fence can't be established in the river, which, in turns, transports young cane toad and eggs from one place to another.
Secondly, the writer argues that all the cane toad can be captured and destroyed by volunteers. The lecturer strongly disagree with this solution and states that untrained volunteer probably might destroy the cane toad but at the same time they might be destroy some endanger extincting insects too which is harmful for environment.
Lastly, the writer argues that applying disease causing virus to control the growth of cane toda. The lecturer brings the fact that there will be terrible consequence to this solution. In australia, probably this virus is helpful to control the cane toda, but in some other area like central and south America, where this species is needed for ecological balance, that place might be effected too, can destroy the cane toda of other areas rather than australia, which, in turns, will bring catastrophe and can destroy ecological balance.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 203, Rule ID: UPPERCASE_SENTENCE_START
Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: But
... solution's to solve this problem. but the lecturer states that those solution...
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Line 1, column 268, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: wouldn't
...hat those solutions are impractical and wouldnt be helpful to limit the growth of cane ...
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Line 5, column 252, Rule ID: CANT[1]
Message: Did you mean 'can't' or 'cannot'?
Suggestion: can't; cannot
...another place using river path as fence cant be established in the river, which, in ...
^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, lastly, second, secondly, so
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 10.4613686534 105% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 5.04856512141 178% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 7.30242825607 151% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 30.0 30.3222958057 99% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 5.01324503311 160% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1316.0 1373.03311258 96% => OK
No of words: 258.0 270.72406181 95% => OK
Chars per words: 5.1007751938 5.08290768461 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.00778971557 4.04702891845 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.4492934735 2.5805825403 95% => OK
Unique words: 136.0 145.348785872 94% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.527131782946 0.540411800872 98% => OK
syllable_count: 401.4 419.366225166 96% => 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: 6.0 8.23620309051 73% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => 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: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 86.3946757619 49.2860985944 175% => OK
Chars per sentence: 131.6 110.228320801 119% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.8 21.698381199 119% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.0 7.06452816374 57% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 4.45695364238 112% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.27373068433 47% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.129889116314 0.272083759551 48% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0553227639918 0.0996497079465 56% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0298602431459 0.0662205650399 45% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0838513162507 0.162205337803 52% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.00356759690556 0.0443174109184 8% => 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: 15.5 13.3589403974 116% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 46.1 53.8541721854 86% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.0 11.0289183223 118% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.6 12.2367328918 103% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.85 8.42419426049 105% => OK
difficult_words: 65.0 63.6247240618 102% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 13.0 11.2008830022 116% => 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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