Reply #32: One is supposed to aim for 7th to 8th grade level. [View All]

[lakemonster11]

Well, according to Microsoft Word, which has a tool that will calculate the Flesch-Kincaid grade level for any document, one is supposed to aim for a 7th to 8th grade level most of the time.

Quote:
"For most documents, aim for a score of approximately 7.0 to 8.0."

Look to me like Kerry did fine!


Also according to Word:

"The formula for the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score is:

(.39 x ASL) + (11.8 x ASW) – 15.59

where:

ASL = average sentence length (the number of words divided by the number of sentences)

ASW = average number of syllables per word (the number of syllables divided by the number of words)"


In a format where the candidates are given a very limited amount of time to respond, one wouldn't expect their average sentence length to be very long. I imagine Lincoln and Douglass weren't cut off by a blinking red light.

(By the way, this post has a F-K grade level of 12.0!)