The most conservative Republicans express lowest levels of speech complexity
The most conservative Republicans in Congress tend to speak at the lowest grade level, according to an analysis by the Sunlight Foundation.
The analysis found that the more conservative a Republican was, the lower his or her speech level tended to be.
“The overall complexity of speech in the Congressional Record has dropped almost a full grade level since 2005,” Lee Drutman of the Sunlight Foundation explained. “And those on the political extremes, especially those on the far right, tend to be associated with the most simple speech patterns.”
Today’s Congress speaks at about a 10.6 grade level, down from 11.5 in 2005. By comparison, the U.S. Constitution is written at a 17.8 grade level, the Federalist Papers at a 17.1 grade level, and the Declaration of Independence at a 15.1 grade level. Most major newspapers are written at between an 11th and 14th grade level.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Overall, the complexity of speech in the Congressional Record has declined steadily since 2005, with the drop among Republicans slightly outpacing that for Democrats (see Figure 1). Through April 25, 2012, this year's Congressional Record clocks in at a 10.6 grade level, down from 11.5 in 2005.
Between 1996 and 2005, Republicans overall spoke at consistently 2/10ths of a grade level higher than Democrats, except for 2001, when a rare moment of national unity also seems to have extended to speaking at the same grade level. But following 2005, something happened, and Congressional speech has been on the decline since. For Republicans as a whole, the decline was from an 11.6 grade level to a 10.3 grade level in 2011 (up slightly to 10.4 in 2012 so far). For Democrats, it was a decline from 11.4 to 10.6 in 2011 (also up slightly to 10.8 in 2012 so far.)
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
As the TeaBaggers came into focus... the grade level of Republicans plummeted.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
this may be the dumbest thread ever started by the phoney liberal...................
Box, the guy that communicates through the use of sophisticated political cartoons and bias charts is posting about the level of speech in congress. Little does he realize, they are communicating to his level. The proof is him starting this thread.
Libs don't need to talk down to their supporters, 40 years of the department of education and 2nd generation welfare families have taken care of it.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Box, the guy that communicates through the use of sophisticated political cartoons and bias charts is posting about the level of speech in congress. Little does he realize, they are communicating to his level. The proof is him starting this thread.
From the guy who's last thread was:
Planned Parenthood to Offer New Service! Briton arrested in Thailand after being found with six roasted human foetuses
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
Maybe the Republicans speak at a "lower grade level" because they don't need all the fancy schmancy (that should be good for an additional grade) words in their etiquette to get their information through to the public. Speaking as a Democrat, I may say, "Maybe we'll peruse a few instances and see what we can articulate as the oppositions that come about," or I could speak as a Republican, and say what I have just said by saying "we'll take a look and see what we can say are the differences."
Some folks have just wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much time on their hands!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Ever think that Republicans speak at a lower education level because they're trying to reach everyone, Democrats included, while the Democrats just want to sound smart and don't care who understands them?
Right out of Karl Rove's playbook...
Quoted Text
If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Maybe the Republicans are trying to "refudiate" the "misunderestimated".
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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