Michelle Obama's speech written for 18-year-olds, Ann Romney's speech for 11-year-olds
FLOTUS speech written at a 12th grade level
By BYRON TAU, Politico.com
9/5/12 12:55 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First lady Michelle Obama's Tuesday speech was written at a 12th grade level and was the most 'advanced' speech ever delivered by a presidential nominee's spouse, an analysis finds.
The University of Minnesota's Smart Politics blog finds, using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, that Obama's speech was delivered at a 12.84 grade level.
That's in contrast with Ann Romney's speech last week at the Republican convention, which measured at a 5th grade level (appropriate for the Republican Party).
The test — which does not factor in the message of speeches — judges readability by word syllables and sentence structure.
(More here.)
By BYRON TAU, Politico.com
9/5/12 12:55 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First lady Michelle Obama's Tuesday speech was written at a 12th grade level and was the most 'advanced' speech ever delivered by a presidential nominee's spouse, an analysis finds.
The University of Minnesota's Smart Politics blog finds, using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, that Obama's speech was delivered at a 12.84 grade level.
That's in contrast with Ann Romney's speech last week at the Republican convention, which measured at a 5th grade level (appropriate for the Republican Party).
The test — which does not factor in the message of speeches — judges readability by word syllables and sentence structure.
(More here.)
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