The author describes that salvage logging provides lots of benefits for both a damaged forest after severe damage and the economy and brings three reasons to support this claim. On the other hand, the professor states that it may appear helpful after harsh disasters, but causes severe long-term damages, also it's economic benefits is questionable and she refutes each of the author's points with rational grounds.
First, the writer states that salvage logging removes the remains of dead trees and makes a lot of space for fresh growth which helps the forest areas recover from the disaster. Nevertheless, the speaker points out that salvage logging is not necessary and actually cannot provide a right condition for trees growth. In fact, the natural process is really helpful to enrich the soil and makes a suitable soil for trees to grow. Furthermore, salvage logging leads to nutrition deficiency in the soil for trees growth.
Second, according to the reading, by removing rotting wood, salvage logging helps eliminate the risk of insect infestation which positively affects the health of the forest. Conversely, the speaker brings up the idea that although salvage logging decreases the insect’s population, it is not really efficient. She takes the spruce bark beetle in Alaska which was a habitat for insects, but it was not damaging. Moreover, the dead trees are suitable habitats for birds that have an important contribution to the health of the forests in the long run. Admittedly, moving insects cause lots of damage to the forest.
Third, the author expresses that salvage logging has lots of economic profits. However, the lecturer posits that salvage logging provides small benefits which are not last very long. What's more, in severe situation helicopter should be used to displace the dead trees which is really an expensive operation. Besides, the relevant jobs are temporary. To be more specific, as outsiders have more experience in this field, the jobs are suitable for outsider rather than the local residents.
Therefore, the points in the reading do not make any sense.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 4, column 183, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: What's
... benefits which are not last very long. Whats more, in severe situation helicopter sh...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, besides, but, conversely, first, furthermore, however, if, may, moreover, nevertheless, really, second, so, therefore, third, in fact, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 10.4613686534 124% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 33.0 30.3222958057 109% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 5.01324503311 160% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1766.0 1373.03311258 129% => OK
No of words: 339.0 270.72406181 125% => OK
Chars per words: 5.20943952802 5.08290768461 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.29091512845 4.04702891845 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.52730926873 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 185.0 145.348785872 127% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.545722713864 0.540411800872 101% => OK
syllable_count: 536.4 419.366225166 128% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 13.0662251656 130% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 21.2450331126 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 48.9260440406 49.2860985944 99% => OK
Chars per sentence: 103.882352941 110.228320801 94% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.9411764706 21.698381199 92% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.88235294118 7.06452816374 140% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 4.33554083885 161% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => 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: 0.509914195569 0.272083759551 187% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.155831193629 0.0996497079465 156% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0963897008226 0.0662205650399 146% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.246321675269 0.162205337803 152% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.131137020278 0.0443174109184 296% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.1 13.3589403974 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 52.19 53.8541721854 97% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 11.0289183223 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.94 12.2367328918 106% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.68 8.42419426049 103% => OK
difficult_words: 88.0 63.6247240618 138% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 13.5 10.7273730684 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 10.498013245 91% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.2008830022 80% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 80.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 24.0 Out of 30
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