thedailyfeed: Is Congress getting dumber? A new study found that members of both houses speak at a 10th grade level — a whole grade lower than in 2005. Moderate members tend to speak more eloquently than partisans and — in a trend reversal from the previous decade — Democrats rate higher on the scale than Republicans, the research shows.  At the ends of the spectrum, according to the findings, are two Republican House members: the loquacious Rep. Dan Lungren of California, at the level of a college senior, and the plainspoken Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, whose level is just below an eighth-grader.
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Is Congress getting dumber? A new study found that members of both houses speak at a 10th grade level — a whole grade lower than in 2005.

Moderate members tend to speak more eloquently than partisans and — in a trend reversal from the previous decade — Democrats rate higher on the scale than Republicans, the research shows. 

At the ends of the spectrum, according to the findings, are two Republican House members: the loquacious Rep. Dan Lungren of California, at the level of a college senior, and the plainspoken Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, whose level is just below an eighth-grader.

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    I didn’t look into how credible this blog is, but if it’s true, pretty scary.
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    Who would have thunk? Republicans make up the majority when it comes to the top 10 AND bottom 10 speakers in Congress by...
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  9. aidiera reblogged this from reuters and added:
    Let’s all get dumber to fit in.
  10. algenubi reblogged this from reuters and added:
    NOT SURPRISED. AT ALL.
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    I was reading this on LA Times this morning. It’s hilarious how most...my school with all...
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    Crazy shit.
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  28. dronealone reblogged this from reuters and added:
    Since when are major newspapers written at an 11th grade level?
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    Fun fact, for perspective: Reporters are often told to write...seventh or eighth-grade...