David Garrick unspecified sense

person · 6 mentions

English actor and theater manager

Other senses of “David Garrick”

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Defining properties

was often seen at Tom's
wrote epitaph on Oliver Goldsmith
wrote epitaph upon Oliver Goldsmith
wrote his own criticisms

Perspectives

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William H. Ukers (author)

David Garrick was often seen at Tom's
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
Garrick was often to be seen at Tom's in Birchin Lane
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Garrick was often to be seen at Tom's in Birchin Lane.' The subject, predicate, and object match the source text exactly without rewording or over-generalization.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (who makes the assertion in the narrative text). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative statement in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual historical statement. The time is null, which is correct since the passage provides no specific temporal indicators for this claim. The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.
David Garrick wrote epitaph on Oliver Goldsmith
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
The only one extant was written by Garrick
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly states 'The only one extant was written by Garrick' in reference to epitaphs written about Goldsmith, and then provides the epitaph text itself, confirming Garrick wrote an epitaph on Goldsmith.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint should be 'passage' rather than 'author' since the passage itself attributes the epitaph to Garrick, not a named source making the attribution. All other qualifiers are correct: stance is properly 'asserts', sentiment is neutral, time qualifiers are correctly null (passage provides no temporal information), context is empty (appropriate since no special context is given), and the quote appears verbatim and supports the claim. Minor deduction for viewpoint terminology.

Cumberland

David Garrick wrote epitaph upon Oliver Goldsmith at one of these meetings
assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
Garrick, offhand, wrote an epitaph with a good deal of humour, upon poor Goldsmith
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. Cumberland explicitly writes: 'Garrick, offhand, wrote an epitaph with a good deal of humour, upon poor Goldsmith.' The subject, predicate, and object are all clearly present in the source text without any rewording needed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. Viewpoint is correctly attributed to Cumberland (the narrator quoting his account). Stance is accurately 'asserts' as Cumberland straightforwardly describes the event. Sentiment 'positive' matches Cumberland's characterization of Garrick writing 'with a good deal of humour.' Time qualifier 'at one of these meetings' faithfully reflects the passage's temporal framing. Context is appropriately empty as no specific sense or role restriction applies. The quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.

Mrs. Garrick

David Garrick wrote his own criticisms
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
David always did
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 0.70 pass — The passage directly states Mrs. Garrick's claim that 'David always did' write his own criticisms, though the passage attributes this statement to her rather than presenting it as independently verified fact. The claim accurately captures what is stated in the passage with only minor rewording of the quoted phrase.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to Mrs. Garrick, stance is properly marked as 'asserts', sentiment is neutral, and time qualifiers are correctly null since no temporal scope is specified. The quote 'David always did' appears verbatim and supports the claim. However, the quote is incomplete - it should be 'You should write your own criticisms; David always did' to fully capture the context where Mrs. Garrick explicitly instructs the actor to write criticisms, which strengthens the claim's meaning. The minimal context field is appropriate given the passage provides no specific restriction to a particular sense or role. This is a minor issue as the selected quote still accurately supports the core claim.

Change over time

at one of these meetings

wrote epitaph upon Oliver Goldsmith