St. James's Coffee-house advertisement
- Kidney resigned from keeper of the book-debts keeper of the book-debts of the outlying customers, and observer of those who go off without paying ⟨St. James's Coffee-house⟩
Kidney, keeper of the book-debts of the outlying customers, and observer of those who go off without paying, having resigned that employment, is succeeded by John Sowton
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The advertisement explicitly states that Kidney, who was 'keeper of the book-debts of the outlying customers, and observer of those who go off without paying, having resigned that employment,' was succeeded by John Sowton in that position.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.60 fail — The viewpoint qualifier is incorrect. The claim attributes the statement to 'author', but the passage explicitly attributes this information to the St. James's Coffee-house management via an advertisement appended to the Tatler. The viewpoint should be 'St. James's Coffee-house advertisement' or similar, not 'author'. Additionally, the quote is incomplete - while the quoted text appears verbatim in the passage, it does not fully capture the claim's predicate 'resigned from position as'; the full context shows Kidney 'having resigned that employment' which is more specific about what employment was resigned. The quote should reflect the complete object ('keeper of the book-debts of the outlying customers, and observer of those who go off without paying') to properly support the claim.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The advertisement explicitly says that Kidney, who was 'keeper of the book-debts of the outlying customers, and observer of those who go off without paying, having resigned that employment, is succeeded by John Sowton.' This directly confirms that Kidney resigned from this position.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the claim to the St. James's Coffee-house advertisement (from the Tatler No. 25). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the advertisement simply states the resignation as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the formal, factual tone of the advertisement. The time qualifiers are correctly null, as the passage provides no specific date. The context 'St. James's Coffee-house' accurately reflects the setting. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about Kidney's resignation.
