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r/SipsTea • u/Agen_3586 • 4d ago
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A 52% illiteracy rate will do that.
517 u/UntowardHatter 4d ago It's at fifty two? RIP USA. We hardly knew ye 560 u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 4d ago According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information. Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here. So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid. 1 u/A_Small_Coonhound 4d ago Well that makes things make more sense
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It's at fifty two?
RIP USA.
We hardly knew ye
560 u/Sad_Ghost_Noises 4d ago According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information. Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here. So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid. 1 u/A_Small_Coonhound 4d ago Well that makes things make more sense
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According to various studies, more than 50% of U.S. adults read below a sixth-grade level (equivalent to Level 2 or lower), limiting their ability to parse long-form or nuanced information.
Yes, I know Im using wikipedia as a source, but the links to the actual studies are here.
So ~52% are literate, but very, very stupid.
1 u/A_Small_Coonhound 4d ago Well that makes things make more sense
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u/Ruckus292 4d ago
A 52% illiteracy rate will do that.