Both the reading and the lecture are about the population decline of the yellow cedar trees in North America. While the author of the reading argues that the main reasons for this phenomenon can be insects attack, bears, and climate change, the professor disputes this. He states the main reason for the yellow cedar population reduction is still a mystery, and none of the reasons mentioned in the reading is adequate. The professor casts doubt on the points made in the reading by providing three controversial reasons.
In the reading passage, the author begins by saying that the insects' invasion, particularly the cedar bark beetle, is one reason contributing to the yellow cedar population decline. However, the professor disagrees with this idea. He asserts that healthy yellow cedar trees are very resistant to insects and parasites as their bark contains some chemical stuff that is toxic for the insects. Also, he says that damaged trees, which were found covered by insects, were already damaged and dead.
Furthermore, according to the reading passage, bears are another reason for this phenomenon since they damage the trees with their claws to eat their bark. On the other hand, the professor points out that bears can not be considered a cause of this decline, although they may damage the trees. He says that these trees' population has declined all over the coast of North America, even in places with no bears.
Finally, the author believes that climate change and its impact on the root system of these trees is another contributing factor. Not surprisingly, the professor refutes this assertion by contending that frost damage usually occurs in the highest elevation where the nights are frigid and freezing. However, the number of dead yellow cedar trees is much higher in lower elevations, where the climate is relatively warmer than the higher elevation, so this factor is not reasonable.
To sum up, both the writer and lecturer hold conflicting views on the reasons for the yellow cedar population reduction.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 62, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'insects'' or 'insect's'?
Suggestion: insects'; insect's
...e, the author begins by saying that the insects invasion, particularly the cedar bark b...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, furthermore, however, may, so, still, while, to sum up, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.4613686534 153% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 12.0772626932 99% => OK
Pronoun: 28.0 22.412803532 125% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 35.0 30.3222958057 115% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 5.01324503311 199% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1712.0 1373.03311258 125% => OK
No of words: 333.0 270.72406181 123% => OK
Chars per words: 5.14114114114 5.08290768461 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.27180144563 4.04702891845 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.50891151285 2.5805825403 97% => OK
Unique words: 168.0 145.348785872 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.504504504505 0.540411800872 93% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 521.1 419.366225166 124% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 3.25607064018 123% => OK
Article: 8.0 8.23620309051 97% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 13.0662251656 115% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.0475232918 49.2860985944 71% => OK
Chars per sentence: 114.133333333 110.228320801 104% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.2 21.698381199 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.2 7.06452816374 88% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 2.0 4.33554083885 46% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 9.0 4.45695364238 202% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.207414365314 0.272083759551 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.079169272572 0.0996497079465 79% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.07611416539 0.0662205650399 115% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.119490053811 0.162205337803 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0317015425271 0.0443174109184 72% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.9 13.3589403974 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 53.8541721854 91% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.53 12.2367328918 102% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.43 8.42419426049 100% => OK
difficult_words: 78.0 63.6247240618 123% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.7273730684 103% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.498013245 103% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => 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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