Trump officially speaks at a 4th grade level
 

awesome now you can get the 'trump message' :1orglaugh

I know right and now I will be able to explain it to you as well. :1orglaugh

Writing at a lower level is effective in marketing... :2 cents:

Not unlike the great Ronald Reagan ... And he got elected President of the USA twice.

I always found Reagan's speeches an insult to my intelligence. However, Reagan wasn't an overt bigot or a racist like Trump is. I find Trump's positions either idiotic or repulsive. Trump is just communicating with his supporters however mirroring their views. I don't doubt Trump's cunning intelligence -- but he is appealing to the *dark side*

I agree but the article also looks at prepared speeches and also how he rates in regards to his own republican peers. 4th grade is pretty shockingly bad.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:thumbsup

Using the op's 2nd grade logic, Ted Cruz is the better choice then.

i'm curious, when did Danny Westneat, columnist for the Seattle Times become the "Official" Donald Trump debate reading level grader?

i'm skipping the obvious question- Since when did oral debate answers get graded for readability? nevertheless.

Nah he just ran the speeches through the Readability-Score.com website and make an article around it.

not according to the op.

Joseph Goebbels

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/...6560-goeb1.jpg

Albeit he takes the gestures etc.from this guy...

https://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-con.../04/APR_28.jpg

And Hillary barks like dog yet you think nothing of it.

Did you really just pull an "i know you are but what am i?". What are you in 4th grade?!

BURRRRRNNNNNN lol

Even after becoming president Obama felt the need to for a teleprompter while speaking to elementary school kids, and yet feel insulted by Reagans speeches?

he's almost in the 4th grade, he scored a 3.9 on official readability scale.

thanks :thumbsup

Donald Trump Retweets Post With Quote From Mussolini


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we need m0re 4th grade around here :1orglaugh

Donald Hump says what ever he wants and his followers believe it without question. It's freaking odd.

Take the example quoted in the article:

“If you look at what’s going on, we have the highest taxes anywhere in the world. We pay more business tax, we pay more personal tax. We have the highest taxes in the world. It’s shutting off our economy. It’s shutting off our country … Yes, we will do my tax plan, and it will be great.”

He makes a statement that is obviously a complete lie, and then tells us about a plan that he hasn't told us anything about... He promises it will be "great" but hasn't told us anything about it. He hasn't told us anything about any of his plans. Donald Mump is going to "make America great again" and he is going to "beat China" but.... Hasn't told us any of his plans. None of them.

He is running on a platform of "I have a plan but I am not going to tell you what it is".

Let's see...an opinion piece from a Democrat writer at a liberal newspaper.

Must be FACT!

Yanks_Todd is currently foaming at the mouth reading these posts. But it could just be his bubble gum tooth paste.

Dont you have a Mexican wife?

How is Trump racist, libby? :error

Slow down your horses, leftard, his tax plan was widely presented and publicized.

His best friends are brown and black people ... LMAO

I don't buy your liberal/conservative label bullshit either. You sound like you are parroting that bag of shit Rush Limbaugh.

^^^Well said :thumbsup
Now go bang your fucking head against the wall for a bit ...

It's called marketing. One has to talk on the same level as one's target market. LOL.

So you are racist if you do not have best friends who are of another color?

You have to admit -- Trump is doing very well with that :1orglaugh

4th grade is pushing it ... it's more like 9th or 10th grade literate ...

Trump America, i would like to see that

She's Italian / Lebanese.

Trump... the retard thats beating Hillary, who polls consistently show that only about 10-12% of her base feel she can be trusted on any level at all... and her only competition is a full blown socialist like looks like a Star Wars Sith Lord with one foot in the grave. Says a lot about Democrats.

I was completely unaware Trump had a tax plan, although in all fairness I don't follow Trump or listen to his speeches.

Let's see... You are correct. Donald Crump does in fact have a tax plan. Sounds great. He is going to reduce taxes all across the board, but mostly for the rich. Surprise! It could decrease our national public debt by $9 trillion, but only if it's offset by large spending cuts. It's gonna be pretty hard to make America great again and make our military strong again AND build a fence to keep those rapists out... And in the end, it might increase our national debt by (gasp!) 80% by 2036.

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/Uploa...s-tax-plan.pdf

#winning.

How is he going to beat China? How is he going to build a fence? Who will pay for that fence? (Mexico isn't going to pay for it!) How is he going to create more jobs? Stimulate the economy?

Here is his plan to beat China: U.S.-China Trade Reform | Donald J Trump for President

In short, he is going to....
1) Call them names. (Childish)
2) Complain about intellectual property laws (More childish)
3) Revive "American manufacturing" (really, the guy who uses undocumented workers to build buildings it going to revive American manufacturing?)
4) Strengthen our negotiation position by lowing taxes and bolstering the US military in the China Seas (Because, you know, we aren't already fucking with China and their island building for the pasty year...)

This isn't a policy plan, this is something written by an eighth grader.

So what?

The sales copy I write for clients who make THOUSANDS of dollars a month off single pages are written to appeal to people with 4th grade READING AND COMPREHENSION LEVELS. This means even PHD holders get hooked.

It's not the FORM that matters... it's the SUBSTANCE and EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS.

Think LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR.

I there any other way to speak to the typical American?

I think not...actually I am surprised it is that complex. :thumbsup

it's not even that really. the author is applying a written word evaluator to a *you have 90 seconds to speak your answer to unknown questions during a live debate* venue, it's not even what the evaluator algo was written for.

the entire exercise is silly.

Most people sound like retards in a live venue with real questions.

Obama says "uh" a lot. Freshman year speech class taught me to never say "uh."

Barack Obama "Uh" Count - YouTube

Obama "UH" Counter in Presidential Debate. WOW!! - YouTube

You didn't even read the link you provided did you?
He doesn't say anything that you just wrote.

For once...READ and LEARN and then you will see that the only one sounding like an 8th grader is you when you try and pontificate without even reading the link you posted.

Sad...