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Kaleva

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20. He's dumbing it down from the 5th grade level to the 4th grade.

Reply to Pope George Ringo II (Reply #18)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 06:35 PM

Sep 2017

That's why he needs so many mini vacations. All that thinking hurts his head.

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At what level does Trump speak and write? [View all] Kaleva Sep 2017 OP

5 . No older than 10 years old JI7 Sep 2017 #1

I was thinking mid elementary school level. Kaleva Sep 2017 #2

Maybe 2nd grade. 4th seems too high JI7 Sep 2017 #5

I thought there was a discussion in NYT about this ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #6

I remember reading about how Bill Clinton spoke at a lower level on purpose JI7 Sep 2017 #7

He didnt go to college, he didnt attend high school classes or when he did Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #3

Bizarre claims. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #24

???? Citations ???? LAS14 Sep 2017 #26

10 years old...maybe. MontanaMama Sep 2017 #4

My oldest Granddaughter is in Second Grade. lovemydogs Sep 2017 #8

It's astounding (and annoying) how repetitious he is True Dough Sep 2017 #9

You missed "beautiful" (as in wall). KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #42

His vocabulary is totally arrested at 'sports section' in the newspaper Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #10

Oh, come on! Lots of sports commentators are WAY MORE articulate!!! nt LAS14 Sep 2017 #29

The operative word articulate Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #33

Journalists are encouraged to make their language "accessible" misanthrope Sep 2017 #38

Kindergarten Sandbox 101. democratisphere Sep 2017 #11

Quote enid602 Sep 2017 #12

It's like he's speaking with preschoolers. Spain is good! Kaleva Sep 2017 #16

The speaking level of Presidents has dropped dramatically since WW II. former9thward Sep 2017 #13

The founding fathers wrote their own speeches. Kaleva Sep 2017 #15

Right you are. former9thward Sep 2017 #17

We have to consider the idea Trump is deliberately dumbing down his speeches to reach his audience Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #18

He's dumbing it down from the 5th grade level to the 4th grade. Kaleva Sep 2017 #20

The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #21

Here's the issue with that jmowreader Sep 2017 #41

Of every American, period. Textbooks and magazines have been simplified, even juvenalized. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #25

No question. former9thward Sep 2017 #37

Comic books have changed dramatically. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #43

AND my beloved MAD! Fan from the 43-Man Squamish days (and before!), but now---soooo puerile. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #44

Don't even get me started on MAD. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #46

I find it hard to believe that Bush spoke at a 9th grade level. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #34

His speech writers wrote at a 9th grade level. OhioBlue Sep 2017 #39

Hadn't thought of it that way. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #40

Sub-human. VOX Sep 2017 #14

I read something somewhere where some expert estimated 4th grade. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #19

He is a graduate of the same school as sister Sara madokie Sep 2017 #22

Think? tRump? He doesn't. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2017 #23

He used to speak at a higher level marylandblue Sep 2017 #27

You have to be careful about this, he talks in a way that his voters understand The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #28

A Dope taking to dopes louis c Sep 2017 #36

PreSchool n/t GP6971 Sep 2017 #30

My 4 year old granddaughter has a much larger vocabulary. Alice11111 Sep 2017 #31

I have a flippin learning disability and I could Doreen Sep 2017 #32

9 or 10. By 12 (7th/8th grade), I was pretty darn articulate ecstatic Sep 2017 #35

Have you seen Idiocracy? lunatica Sep 2017 #45

About the same level as Bush. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #47

He may be showing signs of dementia JonLP24 Sep 2017 #48

He comes across as very intelligent an even likeable in early interviews from years ago. Kaleva Sep 2017 #49