Pornography has always played a large part in controversial issues all over the world, especially in America. People everywhere have different opinions on whether it should be allowed, banned completely or only allowed in certain stores. Those who are accepting of pornography clash with those who feel that it shouldn’t be allowed. The more liberal-minded feel that banning pornography would be violating free speech. Those who are more conservative feel that allowing pornography shouldn’t be allowed at all and is a horrible form of “art.” Before these situations are analyzed, pornography must be defined in order to take a closer look at what should be banned and/or accepted in society.
This particular section has about 110 words. It is the introduction for a previous philosophy paper on the regulation or banning of pornography.
Average word count per sentence: 18
Words with 3+ syllables: 16 (not including repeated words)
Add the two figures: 34
Multiply by 0.4 = 13.6
I find it interesting that I have to dumb my writing down in order for the general public to be able to understand exactly what it is I've written.
1 comment:
It's not so much a matter of "dumbing down" as it is knowing your audience and writing for that audience. What works for academic audiences (teachers) may not work for a more general audience.
It's also a matter of respecting your audience, not wasting their time -- writing tight so people don't have to wade through a lot of superfluous stuff to get to the information they need.
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