New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels
New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels
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The original was posted on /r/aboringdystopia by /u/Last_Salad_5080 on 2023-10-03 14:21:04.
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Good thing there are a wealth of articles explaining in detail exactly what every single line of the constitution means.
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you can't just claim the goalposts have moved because you didn't actually critically consider the original question
at this point I assume you are one of the children they never taught to read and I'm just gonna block you.
They're being contrarian. They seem to think it's the same as being critical.
It's increasingly common. See also: anti-vaxxers, flat earthers and the like.
sorry i don't know what that said i couldn't read it
Are you saying that you would be comfortable having US citizens solely rely on others to interpret and explain the Constitution to them? You don't want them to have the ability to read and understand it themselves? Who would those people explaining the Constitution to everyone else be?
In all of your comments on this thread you seem to be arguing that having a seventh grade + reading level serves no purpose. Do you see any value in having a higher than sixth grade reading level as an American citizen?
I don't want everybody working off their own interpretation of what the constitution says, no. This is the same argument as people who are anti-vax because people should "do their own research" rather than trusting experts.
There's obviously value in certain circumstances and walks of life where a higher-than-average reading level is beneficial. However, I can't really see how any current problems in society could be linked back to the average US citizen's ability to parse a text that uses long words and long sentences.
So, you'd like only a select group of experts - an elite, if you will - to interpret and explain things to the masses.
This is the same argument as people who are anti-vax because people should "do their own research" rather than trusting experts.
People who know what they're doing in a specific technical area should parse highly technical primary sources and disseminate information to those less technically inclined.
I don't care what your grade-level is: it has no bearing on your ability to correctly parse technical documents.
I don't care what your grade-level is: it has no bearing on your ability to correctly parse technical documents.
You think someone's reading ability has no bearing on their ability to read (technical documents)?