Congress sounding increasingly like teenagers, study says

[lafinjack]

If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved to that of teenagers, it’s because they have

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[executivehpfan]

I have no trouble believing this. None at all.

[jessyryan]

That's rude to teenagers tbh.

[leprofessional]

"Congress speaks on a 10th grade level.
The average American speaks at a 8th grade level."
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/05/21/congressional-speech/

Is this negative though, when the public speaks at the same level?

In town halls/direct democracy approach the language is going to be even simpler.
In highly hierarchical (for example old monarchies) the language of governance was more 'educated'.

Edit: Informative graph

[qable]

Your graph makes me wonder what happened to switch things in 2006-2007.

[dumpweeds]

maybe that's when obama started campaigning and the whargarble was at an all time high?

[schexyschteve]

2006 - Democrats won a ton of seats in Congress; Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the House

[chokey_lowkey]

They sound more like kpop superfans.

[squeeful]

It's a falsified report or story. So, like, what Faux News puts out.