Watch Your Language
¿Of all the 2016 presidential candidates who uses the most complex language on the campaign trail?
How accurate was your prediction?
What most surprised you about this chart?
What trends do you see in this chart?
If you were a candidate, where would your language use land on the chart?
If you were advising a candidate on how to speak on the campaign trial, what advice would you give them?
What impact will language usage have on the outcome of the election?
Place your favorite book on this chart:
List the books that Barack Obama and George W. Bush are most like:
In the comments section, refer to the charts below to describe the connection between language complexity & popularity:
CBS News/New York Times Poll. Oct. 21-25, 2015. N=575 Republican primary voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 6.
"Which one of these candidates would you like to see the Republican Party nominate for president in 2016: [see below]?"
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 15-18, 2015. N=352 registered voters nationwide who are Democrats or lean Democratic. Margin of error ± 6.
"I'm going to read a list of possible candidates for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. If the 2016 Democratic presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, for whom would you vote? [See below.]" If unsure: "Which candidate would you lean toward?"
