Tpo30
The reading and the lecturer are both about the existence of burning mirror. the author of the reading believes that it is just a myth and the Greeks never really built such a device but the lecturer casts doubt on the claims made in the article and brings up three reasons to reject the point in the reading passage.
The first point the author makes is that Greeks were not technologically advanced enough to make such a device, and it is mentioned that the technology for manufacturing a large sheet of copper did not exist in that time. the lecturer opposes this point by explaining that dozens of small polished copper may do the same job and Greeks were excellent enough to accomplish it perfectly.
Secondly, the author contends that the burning mirror would have taken a long time to set the ships on fire. the article notes that burning mirror would therefore have been very impractical. the lecturer rebuts this argument. she suggests that wood is not the only thing that can be used in burning mirror. she thinks they used pitch which can catch fire very quickly.
Finally, the author states that a burning mirror does not be an improvement on a weapon that Greeks already had. the article establishes that Greeks had no reason to build a weapon like a burning mirror. this concept is refused by the lecturer which asserts that if the enemy instead of familiar weapons watch a burning mirror, they are really surprised so it is very effective.
In conclusion, the lecturer and the author appear to be in disagreement about a burning mirror being impractical. the author thinks it is just a myth which is contradicted by the lecturer.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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...lecturer are both about the existence of burning mirror. the author of the readin...
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...about the existence of burning mirror. the author of the reading believes that it ...
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...y advanced enough to make such a device, and it is mentioned that the technology ...
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...acturing a large sheet of copper did not exist in that time. the lecturer opposes...
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... of copper did not exist in that time. the lecturer opposes this point by explaini...
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...n a long time to set the ships on fire. the article notes that burning mirror would...
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...d therefore have been very impractical. the lecturer rebuts this argument. she sugg...
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...cal. the lecturer rebuts this argument. she suggests that wood is not the only thin...
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...ing that can be used in burning mirror. she thinks they used pitch which can catch ...
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...uickly. Finally, the author states that a burning mirror does not be an improvem...
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...nt on a weapon that Greeks already had. the article establishes that Greeks had no ...
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...o build a weapon like a burning mirror. this concept is refused by the lecturer whic...
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...out a burning mirror being impractical. the author thinks it is just a myth which i...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, if, may, really, second, secondly, so, therefore, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 10.4613686534 163% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 5.04856512141 99% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 7.30242825607 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 16.0 12.0772626932 132% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 22.412803532 112% => OK
Preposition: 27.0 30.3222958057 89% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1362.0 1373.03311258 99% => OK
No of words: 287.0 270.72406181 106% => OK
Chars per words: 4.7456445993 5.08290768461 93% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11595363751 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.52523112602 2.5805825403 98% => OK
Unique words: 140.0 145.348785872 96% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.487804878049 0.540411800872 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 416.7 419.366225166 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 3.25607064018 123% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.9839566565 49.2860985944 120% => OK
Chars per sentence: 97.2857142857 110.228320801 88% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.5 21.698381199 94% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.0 7.06452816374 85% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 13.0 4.19205298013 310% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 1.0 4.33554083885 23% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 10.0 4.45695364238 224% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.27373068433 70% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.432962023525 0.272083759551 159% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.163481058141 0.0996497079465 164% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.11773004834 0.0662205650399 178% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.221375027236 0.162205337803 136% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.102812107937 0.0443174109184 232% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.2 13.3589403974 84% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 59.64 53.8541721854 111% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.0289183223 90% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.27 12.2367328918 84% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.38 8.42419426049 88% => OK
difficult_words: 50.0 63.6247240618 79% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 18.0 10.7273730684 168% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.2008830022 89% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 70.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.0 Out of 30
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.