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JT45242

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2. Purposeful ignorance and inappropriate use of FK ratings
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 01:11 AM
Jun 3

Text complexity measures like the Flesh Kincaid should never be used on less than about 100 standard words (600.characters including spaces and punctuation). Anything less will be greatly skewed by one or two polysyllabic words.

The title will be a sentence fragment most likely or one complete sentence at best.

Amendment alone as a 9 letter three syllable word will push FK ratings of a single simple sentence significantly. Add to that the need for specific legal language and you made amendment to your state constitution or other statewide initiative nearly impossible.

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