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To be fair, these measures are most useful when we are considering alternative ways to state a given set of straightforward facts. It is unlikely that one versi
by mannykannot 7y ago
To be fair, these measures are most useful when we are considering alternative ways to state a given set of straightforward facts. It is unlikely that one version will use 'crocodile' and another will use 'gybe'... which, on the other hand, is a good reason for regarding them as merely a first step in studying political speech.
I wonder what William Buckley would have thought of the claim that the language of conservatives is simpler than that of liberals?
- tgv 7y agoEven then, many of these metrics will prefer "the rat the cat the dog bit chased escaped" over "the dog bit the cat that chased the rat that escaped". They are very, very rough measures, to be used only in case of emergency. > the language of conservatives is simpler than that of liberals? Times have changed.