Obama’s 2012 SOTU address rated at an 8th grade comprehension level on the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, the 3rd lowest score of any SOTU since 1934. SURPRISE, Politico suggests the reason is the audience is so simpleminded, not their boyfriend. They may have a point, likely the only folks who still bother listening to Obabbler are 8th graders and journ0lists. Thanks to Politico for pointing that out.
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Newspaper, TV shows, nearly everything is aimed at this reading level, since it reaches the majority of the populace. I think web sites are supposed to be aimed even lower-6th grade or so.
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Flesch Reading Ease score: 36.7 (text scale)
Flesch Reading Ease scored your text: difficult to read.
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Gunning Fog: 18.4 (text scale)
Gunning Fog scored your text: difficult to read.
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Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 16.3
Grade level: College Graduate and above.
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The Coleman-Liau Index: 11
Grade level: Eleventh Grade
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The SMOG Index: 13.6
Grade level: college
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Automated Readability Index: 18.2
Grade level: College graduate
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Linsear Write Formula : 22
Grade level: College Graduate and above.
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Readability Consensus
Based on 8 readability formulas, we have scored your text:
Grade Level: 16
Reading Level: difficult to read.
Reader's Age: College graduate
It's hard to convey the intended meaning of implied Class Warfare when you use words with more then 3 syllables. "Dear Leader's" voting base would quickly lose interest, and head off to watch Jersey Shore.
and/or DWTS!
pfpfpfpfppfttttttttttt J/K SA Rose. :D
I am watching you! @@
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RETNT3CpuhU&feature=player_embedded
http://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs
course I could only watch the first 2 mins of that, up to the voting. debonair.
this is a cool dance routine, and i'mma watch it all now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts9GdyGD5e4
I like the Gene Kelly version better!
yeah, that french girl is hot to trot.
Most of this was probably STILL way over the heads of many who voted for him.
They manage pretty well: "Blah, blah, blah, Republicans are bad, blah blah blah hate is good blah blah blah"
8th grade level. just right for graduates of the public school outcome based feel good "education" system.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. obama is hoping for re-election on the whim of children who have no idea about America and will vote based on popularity, not ability.
State of the Union registers at 8th grade reading level....and Odumbo still tripped over the words.
Glare on the teleprompter screen.
No surprise. After all, Obama was talking to fellow Democrats. You know, morons and ninnies.
What years are the #1 and #2 lowest scores?
The article linked in the Politico story says Obama 2011 was #2 lowest at 8.1 and Bush I 1992 was lowest with 7.5. Obama had the lowest average grade of 13 presidents, beating out GW Bush by .2
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2012/01/my_message_is_simple_obamas_so.php