NPR- May 21, 2012
In 2005, Congress spoke at the 11.5 grade level on the Flesch-Kincaid scale. Now, it’s 10.6. In other words, Congress dropped from talking like juniors to talking like Sophomores. Flesch-Kincaid equates higher grade levels with longer sentences and words with more syllables.(Read full story here.)
A longer sentence is no panacea.
We need clear expression of a REAL IDEA.
We need clear expression of a REAL IDEA.