Toward the end of his life, the Chevalier de Seingalt (1725−1798) wrote a long memoir recounting his life and adventures. The Chevalier was a somewhat controversial figure, but since he met many famous people, including kings and writers, his memoir has become a valuable historical source about European society in the eighteenth century. However, some critics have raised doubts about the accuracy of the memoir. They claim that the Chevalier distorted or invented many events in the memoir to make his life seem more exciting and glamorous than it really was.
For example, in his memoir the Chevalier claims that while living in Switzerland, he was very wealthy, and it is known that he spent a great deal of money there on parties and gambling. However, evidence has recently surfaced that the Chevalier borrowed considerable sums of money from a Swiss merchant. Critics thus argue that if the Chevalier had really been very rich, he would not have needed to borrow money.
Critics are also skeptical about the accuracy of the conversations that the Chevalier records in the memoir between himself and the famous writer Voltaire. No one doubts that the Chevalier and Voltaire met and conversed. However, critics complain that the memoir cannot possibly capture these conversations accurately, because it was written many years after the conversations occurred. Critics point out that it is impossible to remember exact phrases from extended conversations held many years earlier.
Critics have also questioned the memoir's account of the Chevalier's escape from a notorious prison in Venice, Italy. He claims to have escaped the Venetian prison by using a piece of metal to make a hole in the ceiling and climbing through the roof. Critics claim that while such a daring escape makes for enjoyable reading, it is more likely that the Chevalier's jailers were bribed to free him. They point out that the Chevalier had a number of politically well-connected friends in Venice who could have offered a bribe.
Both the reading passage and the lecture discuss about the accuracy of the memoir which was written by the Chevalier. The former argues that the memoir is inaccurate for three compelling reasons, but the lecturer challenges each of these points.
First of all, the author of the article states that the Chevalier spent a lot of money in parting and gambling. In addition, he also took money from a businessman and thus he was not a rich person. However, the lecture contends that the Chevalier only borrowed money for a few day. He used to sell his properties to earn money, but the conversion of assets to money takes a few day and that's why he took money from others only for that time period.
Secondly, the text mentions that the conversation part between the Chevalier and Voltaire in the memoir is not accurate because the writing took place many years after the meeting. In contrast, the listening asserts that the Chevalier wrote the conversation in a note each night after meeting with Voltaire and he preserved that note with him for a long period. Many people confirmed that he read his note and journal when writing the memoir.
Finally, the passage claims that he didn't escape from the prison only by making hole rather he bribed the jailers to make him free. On the other hand, the professor in the lecture avers that he didn't bribe any authority for his escape. He added that many government documents of that time stated that the sealing of the jail was repaired and this can proof the Chevalier's escape from prison.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 274, Rule ID: MANY_NN[1]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun day seems to be countable; consider using: 'few days'.
Suggestion: few days
...the Chevalier only borrowed money for a few day. He used to sell his properties to earn...
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Line 3, column 375, Rule ID: MANY_NN[1]
Message: Possible agreement error. The noun day seems to be countable; consider using: 'few days'.
Suggestion: few days
...e conversion of assets to money takes a few day and thats why he took money from others...
^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 387, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: that's
... of assets to money takes a few day and thats why he took money from others only for ...
^^^^^
Line 7, column 37, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: didn't
... Finally, the passage claims that he didnt escape from the prison only by making h...
^^^^^
Line 7, column 195, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: didn't
... professor in the lecture avers that he didnt bribe any authority for his escape. He ...
^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, however, second, secondly, so, thus, in addition, in contrast, first of all, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 5.0 10.4613686534 48% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 7.30242825607 137% => OK
Relative clauses : 15.0 12.0772626932 124% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 31.0 30.3222958057 102% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1275.0 1373.03311258 93% => OK
No of words: 269.0 270.72406181 99% => OK
Chars per words: 4.73977695167 5.08290768461 93% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.0498419064 4.04702891845 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.35649029928 2.5805825403 91% => OK
Unique words: 141.0 145.348785872 97% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.524163568773 0.540411800872 97% => OK
syllable_count: 388.8 419.366225166 93% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.55342163355 90% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 3.25607064018 92% => OK
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.51434878587 132% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 21.2450331126 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 35.0915469403 49.2860985944 71% => OK
Chars per sentence: 106.25 110.228320801 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.4166666667 21.698381199 103% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0833333333 7.06452816374 143% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 4.19205298013 119% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.27373068433 140% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.20689254779 0.272083759551 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0820099976264 0.0996497079465 82% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0485072916262 0.0662205650399 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.120805675955 0.162205337803 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0449633415122 0.0443174109184 101% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.1 13.3589403974 91% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 66.07 53.8541721854 123% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 11.0289183223 86% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.51 12.2367328918 86% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.19 8.42419426049 97% => OK
difficult_words: 59.0 63.6247240618 93% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 10.7273730684 75% => 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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