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Language Grade Level uses the Flesh-Kincaid Readability Grade Level formula.

Debate Statistics for 2008 Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy
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Side scores:

McCain : 105

Obama : 85

JimLehrer : 57

Total arguments:

JimLehrer : 60

Obama : 61

McCain : 62

Word lengths:

JimLehrer : 4.2 ave

Obama : 4.46 ave

McCain : 4.51 ave

Language grade level:
Flesh-Kincaid Readability Grade Level

JimLehrer : 7th

Obama : 11th

McCain : 11th

Vocabulary overlap:

JimLehrer

Obama

McCain

Total words used:

JimLehrer : 1065

Obama : 7446

McCain : 6950

Word frequencies:
afghanistan also because billion country don't every got i'm i've important iran iraq john just know last lot mccain me need new nuclear obama our over point president question right say senator spending states strategy sure tax that's think those troops united very want we're we've well where work years

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