Articles on: Readability Scoring

Tone, Sentiment, Personalism, and Reach

Tone


Tone is the measure of formality of a text, looking at typical words and phrases used in formal vs informal writing.


Possible Scores: 0 to 100

  • >= 60: Conversational
  • >= 55: Neutral (Slightly Conversational)
  • 45 - 55: Neutral
  • <= 45: Neutral (Slightly Formal)
  • <= 40: Formal


Sentiment


Sentiment is the measure of how positive or negative a piece of text is, looking at typical words and phrases used in positive vs negative writing.


Possible Scores: 0 to 100

  • >= 60: Positive
  • >= 55: Neutral (Slightly Positive)
  • 45 - 55: Neutral
  • <= 45: Neutral (Slightly Negative)
  • <= 40: Negative


Personalism


Personalism is a scale of how impersonal or personal your text is. You can make your writing more personal by using words like 'you' and 'your' rather than 'we' or 'our'.


Possible Scores: 0 to 100

  • >= 60: Personal
  • >= 55: Neutral (Slightly Personal)
  • 45 - 55: Neutral
  • <= 45: Neutral (Slightly Impersonal)
  • <= 40: 'Impersonal'


Reach


Reach is a measure of the percentage of literate people who can read your content. A piece of text with a Reach of 100% will be readable to 100% of the literate public (around 85% of the general public).


Possible Scores: 0 to 100

Updated on: 23/06/2023

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