Frederick B. Goddard (author)
- wheat was higher in price than average price ten years from 1870 to 1880, compared to the average of 1886 ⟨English market⟩
the price of wheat was forty-three per cent. higher than the average of 1886
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'In the English market, for the ten years from 1870 to 1880, the price of wheat was forty-three per cent. higher than the average of 1886.' The subject (wheat), predicate (was higher in price than), object (average price), time period, and context (English market) are all explicitly supported by the text.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.50 fail — The time qualifier is unfaithful. The claim states the comparison is for 'ten years from 1870 to 1880' with valid_from='1870' and valid_to='1880', but the passage explicitly compares wheat prices from 1870-1880 to the average of 1886, not to an average within that same period. The baseline year (1886) should be reflected in the time qualifier. Additionally, the quote accurately supports the price comparison, but the temporal scope is misleading about what is being compared to what.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'In the English market, for the ten years from 1870 to 1880, the price of wheat was forty-three per cent. higher than the average of 1886.' All elements of the claim—the subject (wheat), predicate (price higher than), object (average price), time period, context (English market), and specific percentage—are explicitly supported by the text.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, sentiment, and context are all correct. However, there is a minor issue with the time qualifier: the claim states 'valid_from': '1870' and 'valid_to': '1880', but the passage indicates the comparison is between the period 1870-1880 and 'the average of 1886' - meaning wheat in 1870-1880 was 43% higher than the 1886 average. The valid_to should reflect 1880, which it does, but the phrasing of the when field could be clearer that this is a historical comparison to a later baseline (1886), not a range within that period. The quote is verbatim and supports the claim accurately.