Linguistic data science analysis of state if the union address

The State of The Guardian’s SOTU Infographic Is…Dumber
By Emily Elert, popsci.com

This chart tells you that “the linguistic standard of the presidential address has declined” over time. The problem is, it’s wrong.

Yes­ter­day, as a run-up to Obama’s State of the Union address, The Guardian pub­lished an inter­ac­tive…

RT @PopSci: Cool infographic about the linguistics of the State of the Union! Except it’s wrong. http://flip.it/dEc9l http://flip.it/3nPX3

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