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

Debate Statistics for 2008 Vice Presidential Debate
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Side scores:

Biden : 85

Ifill : 75

Palin : 4

Total arguments:

Ifill : 75

Biden : 40

Palin : 43

Word lengths:

Ifill : 4.56 ave

Biden : 4.42 ave

Palin : 4.43 ave

Language grade level:
Flesh-Kincaid Readability Grade Level

Ifill : 9th

Biden : 11th

Palin : 12th

Vocabulary overlap:

Ifill

Biden

Palin

Total words used:

Ifill : 1470

Biden : 7200

Palin : 7608

Word frequencies:
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