Writing Readably Doesn’t Mean You’re Stupid
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JUNE 7, 2012
The analytical tool used by the study is the Flesch-Kincaid readability test , which, as Daum puts it, associates long words and sentences with higher grade levels. So Daum seems to be in favor of readability, but blithely tosses aside the Flesch-Kincaid test as useless. Flesch-Kincaid doesn’t reward long words.
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