The lecture and the reading are both about the effects of declining young literature readers. The author of the reading believes that it leads to some trouble. The lecturer casts doubt on claims made by the author. She notes the young generation has changed and decrease in book reading does not affect anything.
First of all, the author argues that nothing can stimulate the imagination as literature can. The article mentions that novels, plays, and poems help to develop our imagination, empathize with others and broaden our horizons about language. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. She states that to stimulate our imagination, we do not have to read them. Moreover, she thinks some types of subjects can also do it, such as science writing, history, political analysis.
Secondly, the writer suggests that many young people are reading best-seller books, which are shallow, entertaining, and do not demand intellectual thinking. Furthermore, according to the article, people tend to watch a TV, video and read web sites. The lecturer, however, rebuts this by mentioning other types of methods of conveying ideas, such as pieces of music and movies. She elaborates on this by bringing up the point that they can deliver any notion more directly, rather than literature.
Finally, the author posits that in spite of the presence of competent writers, there is a scarcity of audience. Moreover, it is stated in the article that publishers spend less their money for literature books and writers, because of few numbers of consumers. In contrast, the lecturer's position is defending readers. She notes that they are not guilty of less investment. Since many literature books are difficult to understand, writers should be blamed.
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...book reading does not affect anything. First of all, the author argues that not...
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... writing, history, political analysis. Secondly, the writer suggests that many ...
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...more directly, rather than literature. Finally, the author posits that in spite...
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...o understand, writers should be blamed.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, furthermore, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, in contrast, such as, first of all, in spite of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 10.4613686534 96% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 8.0 7.30242825607 110% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 12.0772626932 83% => OK
Pronoun: 28.0 22.412803532 125% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 34.0 30.3222958057 112% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 5.01324503311 199% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1477.0 1373.03311258 108% => OK
No of words: 282.0 270.72406181 104% => OK
Chars per words: 5.23758865248 5.08290768461 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.09790868904 4.04702891845 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.70844229679 2.5805825403 105% => OK
Unique words: 170.0 145.348785872 117% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.602836879433 0.540411800872 112% => OK
syllable_count: 452.7 419.366225166 108% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 3.25607064018 246% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => 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: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 15.0 21.2450331126 71% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 32.8359653015 49.2860985944 67% => OK
Chars per sentence: 82.0555555556 110.228320801 74% => OK
Words per sentence: 15.6666666667 21.698381199 72% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.33333333333 7.06452816374 104% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 6.0 4.19205298013 143% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 4.45695364238 135% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.27373068433 187% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.213716323156 0.272083759551 79% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0557866635545 0.0996497079465 56% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0462124186149 0.0662205650399 70% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.115227190887 0.162205337803 71% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0308757078121 0.0443174109184 70% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.1 13.3589403974 83% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 56.25 53.8541721854 104% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.82 12.2367328918 105% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.42 8.42419426049 112% => OK
difficult_words: 90.0 63.6247240618 141% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 10.7273730684 65% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.0 10.498013245 76% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.2008830022 89% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 25.0 Out of 30
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