Donald Trump's use of English found to be at 4th grade level and below in some analyses.

[StandardIssue]

 

Recent analyses of presidential language consistently show that Donald Trump uses language at a lower grade level compared to most other recent presidents, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush.¹

 

 

Here's a breakdown of common findings:

Donald Trump:

• Consistently lower: Multiple studies, including those using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, have found Trump's spoken and written language (excluding social media) to be at a remarkably low grade level, often in the 3rd to 7th grade range. Some analyses even placed him at a 4th-grade level or below.
• Simplicity and directness: His language is characterized by a significantly simpler and less diverse vocabulary and grammatical structure than his predecessors. He often uses shorter sentences, repetition, and intensifiers, which contributes to this lower readability score.
• Strategic vs. inherent: While some suggest his simple language is a deliberate rhetorical strategy to connect with a wider audience and mirror average conversations, others point to it as an inherent characteristic of his speaking style.

 

George W. Bush:

• Varied, but generally higher than Trump: George W. Bush's language analysis results vary depending on the specific speech or test used. Some analyses place his State of the Union addresses around a 9th or 10th-grade level. However, one specific study noted his grammar during campaign speeches as being at a 5th-grade level, which was even below Trump's in that particular analysis. Generally, his vocabulary in campaign speeches was considered to be at least an 8th-grade level.

 

 

Joe Biden:

• Higher than Trump, comparable to Bushes: Analyses of Joe Biden's language generally place him at a higher grade level than Donald Trump. For example, some studies found his language in debates or news conferences to be around the 4th to 7th grade level, which is comparable to or slightly higher than George W. Bush's scores in similar contexts.
• Accessible but not overly simplistic: While aiming for plain language to reach a broad audience, Biden's speeches tend to be more complex than Trump's. His victory speech in 2020, for instance, scored around a 6.3 Flesch-Kincaid level, indicating easy accessibility for the general public.⁴

 

Barack Obama:

• Mid-to-high range among recent presidents: Obama's language is generally found to be more sophisticated than Trump's and often slightly higher than George W. Bush's. His State of the Union addresses have been analyzed as being around an 8th to 9th grade reading level.⁵
• Intentional clarity: While capable of complex language, Obama was noted for intentionally keeping his public speeches clear and accessible, often using succinct sentences and shorter words, particularly in State of the Union addresses, to ensure broad comprehension.

 

Overall Trends:

• Decline in complexity: There's a general trend of decreasing linguistic complexity in presidential speeches over time, with modern presidents generally using simpler language than historical figures like Abraham Lincoln (who often spoke at an 11th-grade level or higher).⁶
• Audience connection: The move towards simpler language is often attributed to a desire to connect with a broader, more diverse audience in an era of mass media and direct communication.

In summary, Donald Trump's language stands out for its particularly low grade-level readability, consistently ranking below his recent predecessors like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, who generally operate within a more moderate range of linguistic complexity for public discourse.⁷

 

 

[darbie-foos]

how's Bidens use of English language, too funny. Trumps a legend. a patriot who loves American and Americans and will be forever remembered as one. What will Biden be remembered for, just another failed political moron too stupid to make it on his own!

 

 

[TedG]

11 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

 

Recent analyses of presidential language consistently show that Donald Trump uses language at a lower grade level compared to most other recent presidents, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush.¹

 

 

Here's a breakdown of common findings:

Donald Trump:

• Consistently lower: Multiple studies, including those using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, have found Trump's spoken and written language (excluding social media) to be at a remarkably low grade level, often in the 3rd to 7th grade range. Some analyses even placed him at a 4th-grade level or below.
• Simplicity and directness: His language is characterized by a significantly simpler and less diverse vocabulary and grammatical structure than his predecessors. He often uses shorter sentences, repetition, and intensifiers, which contributes to this lower readability score.
• Strategic vs. inherent: While some suggest his simple language is a deliberate rhetorical strategy to connect with a wider audience and mirror average conversations, others point to it as an inherent characteristic of his speaking style.

 

George W. Bush:

• Varied, but generally higher than Trump: George W. Bush's language analysis results vary depending on the specific speech or test used. Some analyses place his State of the Union addresses around a 9th or 10th-grade level. However, one specific study noted his grammar during campaign speeches as being at a 5th-grade level, which was even below Trump's in that particular analysis. Generally, his vocabulary in campaign speeches was considered to be at least an 8th-grade level.

 

 

Joe Biden:

• Higher than Trump, comparable to Bushes: Analyses of Joe Biden's language generally place him at a higher grade level than Donald Trump. For example, some studies found his language in debates or news conferences to be around the 4th to 7th grade level, which is comparable to or slightly higher than George W. Bush's scores in similar contexts.
• Accessible but not overly simplistic: While aiming for plain language to reach a broad audience, Biden's speeches tend to be more complex than Trump's. His victory speech in 2020, for instance, scored around a 6.3 Flesch-Kincaid level, indicating easy accessibility for the general public.⁴

 

Barack Obama:

• Mid-to-high range among recent presidents: Obama's language is generally found to be more sophisticated than Trump's and often slightly higher than George W. Bush's. His State of the Union addresses have been analyzed as being around an 8th to 9th grade reading level.⁵
• Intentional clarity: While capable of complex language, Obama was noted for intentionally keeping his public speeches clear and accessible, often using succinct sentences and shorter words, particularly in State of the Union addresses, to ensure broad comprehension.

 

Overall Trends:

• Decline in complexity: There's a general trend of decreasing linguistic complexity in presidential speeches over time, with modern presidents generally using simpler language than historical figures like Abraham Lincoln (who often spoke at an 11th-grade level or higher).⁶
• Audience connection: The move towards simpler language is often attributed to a desire to connect with a broader, more diverse audience in an era of mass media and direct communication.

In summary, Donald Trump's language stands out for its particularly low grade-level readability, consistently ranking below his recent predecessors like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, who generally operate within a more moderate range of linguistic complexity for public discourse.⁷

 

 

This study is silly. 

1) Lincoln was not speaking to mass audiences via mass media. 

2) Then, referring to the state of the union address or any public speech.   The POUTS is reading a speech written by someone else. 

[darbie-foos]

don't forget an analysis of the epic word salads of the west coast cackle queen, she's got to be up there with the dumbest of them, more than likely prompting laughter from all. Trumps low vacab ratings seem not to affect his brilliant successes to date and the scorching pace he's achieving it. Perhaps nobody really cares about Trumps vacab except the envious losers, democrats, but be sure to compile a list of Trumps activities underlying his immense successes to date.iin closing, remember Biden struggling to read from a teleprompter, from his cue cards and why was he allowed NOT TO SPEAK on so many occasions, was it because his brains were fried like an egg, stuck to the frying pan? Absolutely that was the case. so you should all go clean your underwear from any accidents you incurred reading Trumps vocab assessment, and then see about getting your head examined for signs of electrical activity.

[Harrisfan]

Grade 4 language works best in sales. Another smart move by DJT.

[BLMFem]

14 minutes ago, darbie-foos said:

how's Bidens use of English language, too funny. Trumps a legend. a patriot who loves American and Americans and will be forever remembered as one. What will Biden be remembered for, just another failed political moron too stupid to make it on his own!

 

 

 

Does that OP hit too close to home, buddy?

[Celsius]

The same way Bob speaks without AI

[Cameroni]

Obama was one silken-tongued SOB. He could sell you dishwasher liquid and you'd believe it was the most important product in the world.

 

Trump is more the bawdy, direct showman.

[Tug]

Kinda expected our resident trump supporters would jump all over this to protect their SIELF ESTEEM for being suckers.anyway personally I think all presidents talk down a bit to reach a wider audience.

[BLMFem]

3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

Obama was one silken-tongued SOB. He could sell you dishwasher liquid and you'd believe it was the most important product in the world.

 

Trump is more the bawdy, direct showman.

Trump talks like he just had a stroke.

[TedG]

6 minutes ago, Tug said:

Kinda expected our resident trump supporters would jump all over this to protect their SIELF ESTEEM for being suckers.anyway personally I think all presidents talk down a bit to reach a wider audience.

This is your take? 

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

In summary, Donald Trump's language stands out for its particularly low grade-level readability, consistently ranking below his recent predecessors like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, who generally operate within a more moderate range of linguistic complexity for public discourse.⁷

So what? 

Apart from a lame attempt at disparagement, what was your point?

[Tug]

12 minutes ago, TedG said:

This is your take? 

Yup

[Dan747]

More Anti-Trump "BS!"

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

Recent analyses of presidential language consistently show that Donald Trump uses language at a lower grade level compared to most other recent presidents, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush.¹

 

And?

[save the frogs]

did obama do anything else besides make eloquent speeches?

 

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

Multiple studies, including those using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, have found Trump's spoken and written language (excluding social media) to be at a remarkably low grade level, often in the 3rd to 7th grade range. Some analyses even placed him at a 4th-grade level or below.

Yet he made it to President of the USA, the most powerful position on earth, twice.   

[Liverpool Lou]

"Donald Trump's use of English found to be at 4th grade level and below in some analyses"

 

Rather like so many Asean Now posters' linguistic abilities.

 

[CallumWK]

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Donald Trump's use of English found to be at 4th grade level and below in some analyses"

 

Rather like so many Asean Now posters' linguistic abilities.

 

 

But Asean Now posters aren't the President of the US is it?

 

If you want to play the pedant, then better get your facts straight

[Liverpool Lou]

5 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

10 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Donald Trump's use of English found to be at 4th grade level and below in some analyses"

 

Rather like so many Asean Now posters' linguistic abilities.

 

 

But Asean Now posters aren't the President of the US is it?

 

If you want to play the pedant, then better get your facts straight

I didn't say that any AN posters had made that grade.  Better get your facts straight...and your 4th grade reading ability.

[Zaphod Priest]

40 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Trump talks like he just had a stroke.

 

Really? I didn't think a stroke was enough for him.  He's more a "grab 'em by the pussy" type of guy.

[CallumWK]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I didn't say that any AN posters had made that grade.  Better get your facts straight...and your 4th grade reading ability.

 

So your post was only intended to RIDICULE AN members.

Thanks for confirming you are a pedant

[Liverpool Lou]

1 minute ago, CallumWK said:

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I didn't say that any AN posters had made that grade.  Better get your facts straight...and your 4th grade reading ability.

 

So your post was only intended to RIDICULE AN members.

Not at all, it was a comparison that shows that even those with a fourth-grade ability can aspire to be the US President, you're the one that turned it into AN-poster ridicule.

[blaze master]

24 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

did obama do anything else besides make eloquent speeches?

 

 

I think he deported a lot of people. Also killed an American citizen with a drone attack. King of.drones.

[JAG]

1 hour ago, darbie-foos said:

don't forget an analysis of the epic word salads of the west coast cackle queen, she's got to be up there with the dumbest of them, more than likely prompting laughter from all. Trumps low vacab ratings seem not to affect his brilliant successes to date and the scorching pace he's achieving it. Perhaps nobody really cares about Trumps vacab except the envious losers, democrats, but be sure to compile a list of Trumps activities underlying his immense successes to date.iin closing, remember Biden struggling to read from a teleprompter, from his cue cards and why was he allowed NOT TO SPEAK on so many occasions, was it because his brains were fried like an egg, stuck to the frying pan? Absolutely that was the case. so you should all go clean your underwear from any accidents you incurred reading Trumps vocab assessment, and then see about getting your head examined for signs of electrical activity.

Any brave soul care to analyse and assign a grade to this offering?

[jvs]

34 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

did obama do anything else besides make eloquent speeches?

 

Did he play golf?

 

[darbie-foos]

8 minutes ago, jvs said:

Did he play golf?

 

he probably performed oral sex with a dude named Larry I believe.

[JackGats]

Maybe Trump is speaking like that on purpose? He is a great communicator/manipulator.

[TedG]

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

did obama do anything else besides make eloquent speeches?

 

No, the war between Iran and Israel shows Obama's polices failed. 

[Tug]

55 minutes ago, JackGats said:

Maybe Trump is speaking like that on purpose? He is a great communicator/manipulator.

Well you certainly got half of that statement right lol the manipulator spot on and the rubes just keep sucking it down.