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Danville Portal Analyzes Presidential Debates

October 12, 2000 - There are fewer and fewer big words being used in presidential debates, according to a report prepared for a Danville-based Internet language portal. "The results of our analysis indicate that the grade level of the language of political debates, from the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 to current series of presidential debates, has declined from a 12th grade level to a high 7th-grade reading level," says Paul Payack, president and CEO of yourDictionary.com. "The research ... shows that the decline of political rhetoric since the advent of televised debates in 1960 is particularly dramatic."

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