Kakuzo Okakura (author)
- flowers are cut daily to adorn ballrooms and banquet-tables ballrooms and banquet-tables daily ⟨Europe and America⟩
The number of flowers cut daily to adorn the ballrooms and banquet-tables of Europe and America, to be thrown away on the morrow
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote provided demonstrates that the author explicitly asserts flowers are cut daily to adorn ballrooms and banquet-tables in Europe and America, with the negative sentiment clearly conveyed through the author's critical tone.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage does not cite a named source). The stance 'asserts' is accurate—the author directly states this as fact, not as a dispute or question. The sentiment 'negative' matches the passage's critical tone ('wanton waste', 'appalling', 'utter carelessness'). The time qualifier 'daily' is faithful to the passage's explicit language. The context 'Europe and America' accurately reflects the geographical restriction stated in the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.