Readability formulas should not be used as a guide for editing as doing so results in only gaming the metric rather than actual improvement in readability which

Readability formulas should not be used as a guide for editing as doing so results in only gaming the metric rather than actual improvement in readability which requires the text to be rewritten rather than simply edited. See Limitations of readability formulas in guiding adaptations of texts https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/18026 https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/18026