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Trump’s grammar in speeches ‘just below 6th grade level,’ study finds
Because his grammar is better than George W. Bush's, yep, it's official. Trump with 6th grade and Bush W. was 5th grade.
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Though his vocabulary is the worst. But Reagan man, his was damn good.
Obviously you never heard of
The Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula
Flesch Reading Ease Formula is considered as one of the oldest and most accurate readability formulas. Rudolph Flesch, an author, writing consultant, and a supporter of the Plain English Movement, developed this formula in 1948. Raised in Austria, Rudolph Flesch studied law and earned a Ph.D. in English from the Columbia University. Flesch, through his writings and speeches, advocated a return to phonics. In his article, A New Readability Yardstick, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology in 1948, Flesch proposed the Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula.
THE FLESCH READING EASE READABILITY FORMULA
So what is the readability level of Average American?
The 15% figure for full literacy, equivalent to a university undergraduate level, is consistent with the notion that the "average" American reads at a 1st or 2nd grade level which is also consistent with recommendations, guidelines, and norms of readability for medication directions, product information, and popular fiction.
Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia
So I'm sure you probably had a problem reading this as the reading score I just did for the above text was:
Your Results:
Your text: The Flesch Reading Ease Readability Formula Fle ...(show all text)
Flesch Reading Ease score: 30.1 (text scale)
Flesch Reading Ease scored your text: difficult to read.
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Gunning Fog: 11.4 (text scale)
Gunning Fog scored your text: hard to read.
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Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 11.8
Grade level: Twelfth Grade.
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The Coleman-Liau Index: 15
Grade level: college
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The SMOG Index: 9.7
Grade level: Tenth Grade
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Automated Readability Index: 10.5
Grade level: 15-17 yrs. old (Tenth to Eleventh graders)
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Linsear Write Formula : 7.3
Grade level: Seventh Grade.
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