In the 1950s Torreya taxifoha, a type of evergreen tree once very common in the state of Florida, started to die out. No one is sure exactly what caused the decline, but chances are good that if nothing is done, Torreya will soon become extinct. Experts a

Both the reading and the lecture discuss about how the decreasing numbers of Torreya taxifolia tree can be controlled. While the text gives three ways that can be employed to check this decline, the author repudiated each of the claims and believes that none of it is likely to work.

First, the passage states that reestablishing Torreya in northern Florida can be a good idea due to its comparatively cooler and wetter microclimate. In contrary, the lecturer contends that the tree decline is impacted by the weather change on a large scale due to problems of Globalization and drying out of wetlands.

Besides this, the reading suggest that growing Torreya in a different region might suit the tree. The professor again refutes this by mentioning that this might have adverse affects to the ecology of the new environment. She gives example of a tree called Black Locust which was introduced similar way to a different environment and that resulted in killing of other trees due to quick spread of the introduced tree.

Finally, the reading suggest that the tree can also be saved from extinction by growing it in research centers. However, the lecturer opposes it by arguing that trees need genetic diversity and large area for their growth which would not be the case with the research centers.

To summarize, there is a clear disparity between the arguments put forth by the passage and the listening and a significant amount of evidence support that professor stated more legitimate and tangible factors which the passage fails to justify.

Votes
Average: 8 (1 vote)
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, besides, finally, first, however, if, so, while

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 5.04856512141 158% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 7.30242825607 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 22.412803532 89% => OK
Preposition: 35.0 30.3222958057 115% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1301.0 1373.03311258 95% => OK
No of words: 258.0 270.72406181 95% => OK
Chars per words: 5.04263565891 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.00778971557 4.04702891845 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.67264574426 2.5805825403 104% => OK
Unique words: 147.0 145.348785872 101% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.56976744186 0.540411800872 105% => OK
syllable_count: 396.0 419.366225166 94% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => 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: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => 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: 42.185424023 49.2860985944 86% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.1 110.228320801 118% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.8 21.698381199 119% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.3 7.06452816374 75% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => 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: 0.119203552407 0.272083759551 44% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0491388720662 0.0996497079465 49% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.035016170409 0.0662205650399 53% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0619619943282 0.162205337803 38% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0328386863152 0.0443174109184 74% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.2 13.3589403974 114% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 54.56 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.25 12.2367328918 100% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.22 8.42419426049 109% => OK
difficult_words: 71.0 63.6247240618 112% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 10.7273730684 131% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => 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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