Janice Harayda
Feb 18, 2024

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I do think they're kept simple now and perhaps must not exceed a certain grade level. The question is whether that's changed.

It's hard to imagine that, for example, FDR would dumb down his speeches. But maybe he was so effective a speaker because he realized, before others did, that you needed to do that.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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