Summarize the points made in the lecture being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific theories presented in the reading passage. Theories to explain the jumping behaviors of young salmons.
The article introduces the topic of jumping young salmons. Specifically, the writer discusses some reasons why young salmons jump out of water. The speaker in the listening passage disagrees with the reasons mentioned in the reading passage. He believes that there are flaws in the writer’s logic and attacks each of the claims in the reading.
First, the author begins by saying that young salmons jump out of the water to catch food like insects. The speaker, on the other hand, refutes this claim by saying that not all species of young salmon feed on insects and that a particular specie, called young Silka salmon feed only on zooplankton. He, therefore, says that there must be some other explanation for the reason young salmon jump out of water.
Secondly, the writer again says that young salmons jump out of the water to avoid predators. Again, the professor believes that there are flaws in the writer’s logic. He holds that young salmons have developed a different strategy for escaping from predators which is by separating or swimming in a different direction. He further explained that since young salmons travel in groups, jumping at the same time when they see a predator is not feasible, and jumping out of water will make them visible to other predators like birds and bears. So, rather, young salmons escape from predators by swimming in different directions so as to confuse the predator.
Lastly, the writer concludes his argument by saying that young salmons jump out of the water to remove sea lice from their bodies. Not surprisingly, the lecturer takes issue with this claim by contending that for a young salmon to remove one sea louse from its body, it is required that it jumps 50 times. Therefore, it will be required that it jumps many more times to get rid of more lice from its body. He says that this is too much energy required and that instead, the young salmon will use this energy in growing and getting stronger.
In conclusion, both the author and the speaker hold conflicting views about the reasons behind young salmons jumping. It is clear that they will have an issue finding a common ground on this issue.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 624, Rule ID: SO_AS_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'to'
Suggestion: to
...ors by swimming in different directions so as to confuse the predator. Lastly, the writ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, if, lastly, second, secondly, so, therefore, as to, in conclusion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 10.4613686534 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 18.0 12.0772626932 149% => OK
Pronoun: 37.0 22.412803532 165% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 50.0 30.3222958057 165% => OK
Nominalization: 3.0 5.01324503311 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1791.0 1373.03311258 130% => OK
No of words: 370.0 270.72406181 137% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.84054054054 5.08290768461 95% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.38581623665 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.39714494168 2.5805825403 93% => OK
Unique words: 178.0 145.348785872 122% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.481081081081 0.540411800872 89% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 530.1 419.366225166 126% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 3.25607064018 215% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => 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: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 41.491967094 49.2860985944 84% => OK
Chars per sentence: 99.5 110.228320801 90% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.5555555556 21.698381199 95% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.05555555556 7.06452816374 72% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.27373068433 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.190486699713 0.272083759551 70% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0691854604065 0.0996497079465 69% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0360181490754 0.0662205650399 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.11268997056 0.162205337803 69% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0262306999491 0.0443174109184 59% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.6 13.3589403974 87% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 68.1 53.8541721854 126% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 11.0289183223 79% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.79 12.2367328918 88% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.96 8.42419426049 94% => OK
difficult_words: 78.0 63.6247240618 123% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 8.0 11.2008830022 71% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 60.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 18.0 Out of 30
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