more vigorous than before unspecified sense

J. Ewing Ritchie (author)

• slave trade is more vigorous than before
  assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg52820

  the slave trade, so far from being put down in all its forms of abomination and cruelty, is more vigorous than before

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with an exact quote. The author explicitly asserts that 'the slave trade, so far from being put down in all its forms of abomination and cruelty, is more vigorous than before,' making this a fully supported claim with no rewording needed.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author who is making the exclamation against waste. The stance of 'asserts' is appropriate as the author is stating this as fact. The sentiment is negative, matching the passage's critical tone about the slave trade. The time qualifier is correctly null as the passage does not specify when this vigor occurred. The context is appropriately empty as no specific sense or role restriction applies. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.