muscles unspecified sense

concept · 4 mentions

physiological structures affected by coffee

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Concept

Defining properties

causes to contract more vigorously coffee
increases functional activity of coffee
exerts action on caffein ⟨including cardiac⟩
is mild stimulant without direct effect on muscles caffein ⟨taken in moderate quantities in coffee and tea by normal persons⟩
augments strength and suppleness of muscles anointing bodies with oil ⟨proposed revival of antient custom⟩

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William H. Ukers (author)

coffee causes to contract more vigorously muscles
assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
The muscles are caused to contract more vigorously
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'The muscles are caused to contract more vigorously, increasing their working power without there being any secondary reaction leading to a diminished capacity for work.' The subject, predicate, and object match the source text exactly.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is highly faithful to the passage. Viewpoint, stance, sentiment, time, and quote are all accurate. The context qualifier is appropriately empty since the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or period. Minor deduction (0.1) because the passage attributes this to coffee's action through its pharmacological properties rather than presenting it as a direct assertion by a named author, though 'author' as viewpoint is acceptable for scientific exposition. All qualifiers appropriately match the passage's presentation.
coffee increases functional activity of muscles
assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
increases their functional activity
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The opening sentence explicitly states that coffee 'increases their functional activity' in reference to muscles, matching the claim's predicate and object exactly.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is accurate and the perspective qualifiers (viewpoint: author, stance: asserts, sentiment: positive) appropriately reflect the passage's medical assertion. The temporal qualifiers (null values) are correctly applied since the passage provides no specific timeframe. However, minor context specification could be improved: the passage specifically refers to 'strong black coffee' rather than just 'coffee', so the context field could be slightly more precise by noting 'strong black coffee' as the specific form discussed, though this is a minor omission rather than a material error.

British Pharmaceutical Codex

caffein exerts action on muscles ⟨including cardiac⟩
assertsneutralsource: coffee-pg28500
on muscles, including cardiac
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The British Pharmaceutical Codex is explicitly quoted as stating that caffein 'exerts three important actions: (1) on the central nervous system: (2) on muscles, including cardiac: and (3) on the kidney.' The claim accurately reflects this source material without any rewording or interpretation.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the statement to the British Pharmaceutical Codex (cited with [257]). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's direct presentation of the codex's statement without dispute. The sentiment is neutral, appropriately reflecting the technical, clinical tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are all null, correctly reflecting that the passage provides no temporal scope for this claim. The context 'including cardiac' accurately captures the restriction in the original passage. The quote 'on muscles, including cardiac' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.

D. Quélus (author)

anointing bodies with oil augments strength and suppleness of muscles muscles ⟨proposed revival of antient custom⟩
assertspositivesource: pg24588
there is nothing would answer their Expectations better, in augmenting the Strength and Suppleness of their Muscles
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in passage 2, where the author explicitly asserts that anointing bodies with oil (the ancient custom of Greeks and Romans) would be effective 'in augmenting the Strength and Suppleness of their Muscles.' The quote provided accurately supports all elements of the claim.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.50 fail — Multiple qualifiers are unfaithful: (1) STANCE is incorrect - the passage does not 'question' the claim; rather, the author is 'persuaded' and makes a positive assertion, so stance should be null or 'asserts', not 'questions'; (2) TIME is problematic - 'when' should be null because the passage discusses the ancient practice as a historical reference point for revival, not as the temporal scope of the claim's validity. The author proposes reviving it for present/future benefit, not claiming it worked in antiquity specifically; (3) CONTEXT is slightly imprecise - while mentioned, the context should clarify this is specifically about the revival/modern application of the ancient custom, not just the ancient custom itself.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. Section 2 explicitly states that if the ancient custom of anointing bodies with oil was revived, 'there is nothing would answer their Expectations better, in augmenting the Strength and Suppleness of their Muscles,' which precisely matches the subject-predicate-object relationship claimed.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.80 pass — The claim is mostly faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, sentiment, time, and context are all appropriate. However, the quote attribution is slightly imprecise: the passage states 'there is nothing would answer their Expectations better, in augmenting the Strength and Suppleness of their Muscles' as part of a conditional statement about revival ('I am persuaded if the antient Custom...was revived'), so the quote should ideally include more context to show it applies specifically to the proposed revival scenario, not as an absolute historical claim. The quote is accurate but could be more complete for full fidelity.

Hirsch

caffein is mild stimulant without direct effect on muscles muscles ⟨taken in moderate quantities in coffee and tea by normal persons⟩
assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
caffein is a mild stimulant, without direct effect on the muscles
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The exact quote 'caffein is a mild stimulant, without direct effect on the muscles' appears verbatim in the second paragraph, explicitly attributed to Hirsch's conclusions, and the context of 'taken in moderate quantities, as in coffee and tea by normal persons' is also stated in the same sentence.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes the claim to Hirsch (referenced as [286]). The stance 'asserts' accurately reflects how the passage presents this as Hirsch's conclusion. The sentiment 'positive' is appropriate given the characterization as a 'mild stimulant' without harmful direct effects. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context accurately captures the passage's restriction to 'moderate quantities, as in coffee and tea by normal persons.' The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.