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One thing to note about automated readability index is that it does give deference to semicolons by treating her 2020 speech as one extended sentence. That being said, the speech is still chock-full with extended buzzwords that hike up the number of characters per word.

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She's also seemingly learning how perfect is the enemy of good when it comes to legislation (something other members of the squad have not come around on). I recall when she had that odd crying moment on the house floor after they authorized replenishing the iron dome in like 2021 or something and now she supports the Iron Dome (which everyone should for obvious reasons) but it just shows she's also learned more and has been able to change.

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She's deeply devoted to her own ambitions. Nothing else matters to her.

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I think that's too simplistic. For most politicians, that's a goal, that's a major reason they get into politics in the first place (at the federal level). I see all these people on twitter acting like with her speech last night she's turning in MTG or something. I just see someone who maybe realized they aren't in their twenties any more, understands the world better and has grown and changed.

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Really? Wtf did YOU watch?

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I thought the speech was very effective, too, and thanks for the tip about the text readability tool!

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You wrote: "Most Americans read at around a middle school level, meaning that the more difficult the text is, the harder it is for them to understand what the writer or speaker is saying."

Correct translation: good writers write coherent sentences free of jargon. Good speakers speak coherent sentences free of jargon.

Too many universities teach otherwise intelligent people to speak and write jibberish, and to use 20 words to convey a point best expressed in one or two words.

Universities dumb down speech.

If politicians want to earn the trust and respect of the American people, they need to STOP dumbing down their speech with asinine university jargon.

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There is a time and a place for it. When you are trying to appeal to college students, using their language allows you make a stronger impression by making people think you are in tune with their cultural sphere.

The other issue is that discussion on certain key topics is nigh impossible to do without having to use field-specific jargon. For instance, LGBTQ+ issues are full of highly specific terms used to sort sexuality and gender identities.

It's hard to see how you could simplify some of these language issues without making the speech reductive, which isn't helpful either.

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Sadly, AOC is evovling, and given the current toxicity of Democrat policies – is a very bad thing.

Colleges and their academics are significant reason for the pain and suffering in society right now.

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Zaid, AOC is a good, even great speaker now. She has come a long way. However, what she is stating is to me, detached from reality.

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She's always been a great speaker. She's a star. And that's all she has ever wanted to be. Full stop.

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TL:DR

"If you are going to stand up in front of Merkins and lie your effing face off in order to continue the reign of yourself and your fellow grifters, do it in language the dumbasses you're lying to will easily understand."

That is a deep politics, right there, eh?

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Bill Clinton excelled at this. He could take the most complicated economic or political concept and distill it down to a three-sentence sound bite, and not lose substance, and without condescension. It’s a rare gift.

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She’s an idiot and a hypocrite, regardless of her speaking style.

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