The arithmetic for one report
MOREFIELD: Rumors Of JD Vance’s Political Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
70Moderate density of flagged expressions
What was read
876 words in the outlet's own voice, plus 10 in the headline. 10% of the text is in quotes. 4 attribution markers (such as "said" or "according to") found.
Words found
- Word choice:
disastrous
2 points Editorializing
impossible position. Following last week’s disastrous midterm wipeout, caused in large partarguably
1 point Editorializing
the highest-profile administration official, and arguably one of the only ones, tointerestingly
2 points Editorializing
nature of the relationship itself. Interestingly , while the usual suspects (looking atof course
2 points Editorializing
issues of our time. Which, of course , means the powers-that-be are afraid. Very,ironically
2 points Editorializing
is MAGA now, or something). Ironically , facets of both criticisms could workclearly
2 points Editorializing
reason. The establishment media also clearly despises the vice president, with headlines - Raises the temperature:
huge
attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
Democrats this cycle: That’s pretty huge , historic even, especially given the strangleholdvery
1 point Raises the temperature
means the powers-that-be are afraid. Very , very afraid. At present, there arevery
1 point Raises the temperature
the powers-that-be are afraid. Very, very afraid. At present, there are two - Softens what happened:
pushback
2 points Softens what happened
Pennsylvania than Vance would. The pushback a potential Vance candidacy has received
Layer scores
Rates are counted points per 1,000 words of the story's own text. For a story longer than 200 words, the rate used is the average of the whole-story rate and the rate in its densest 200-word stretch, so neutral filler cannot dilute a loaded passage away. Score = 100 × (loaded end − rate used) ÷ loaded end, kept between 0 and 100. Headline words count only in the headline layer.
| Layer | Points | Words | Whole-story rate | Densest 200 words | Rate used | Scale | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word choice | 11 | 876 | 12.6 | 30.0 (words 401 to 600) | 21.3 | 0 to 40 | 47 |
| Temperature | 4 | 876 | 4.6 | 10.0 (words 351 to 550) | 7.3 | 0 to 40 | 82 |
| Flagged attribution phrases | 0 | 876 | 0.0 | 0.0 (words 1 to 200) | 0.0 | 0 to 20 | 100 |
| Headline wording | 0 | 25 | 0.0 | headline only | 0.0 | 0 to 240 | 100 |
Densest stretch: Word choice, words 401 to 600 of 876, with interestingly
, of course
, ironically
; Temperature, words 351 to 550 of 876, with very
, very
.
Shown, not scored: the headline's rate minus the rate of the story's first 80 words is 0.0 points per 1,000 words. Experimental: 0 of 3 names and figures in the headline also appear in the text read.
Overall
Weighted geometric mean of the layers that are established, with 10 added to each layer first and taken away at the end: (Word choice 47 + 10)0.4 × (Temperature 82 + 10)0.3 × (Flagged attribution phrases 100 + 10)0.2 × (Headline wording 100 + 10)0.1 − 10 = 70. Adding 10 means one layer at 0 lowers the total steeply without collapsing it. A weak layer pulls the total down.
Lowered the score most: Word choice.
Name-swap test: with party, politician and institution names swapped, this report's score moves by 0.0 points.
What a reader could check
| People named as sources | 0 |
|---|---|
| Unnamed sources | 0 |
| Links to primary records (government, court, filings, PDFs) | 0 |
| Documents cited in the text (a report, bill, ruling, filing) | 0 |
| Checkable specifics (numbers and dates) | 7 |
| Data shown (a table or chart) | no |
| Correction or clarification noted | no |
What a reader could check, counted by published patterns. Shown beside the score, never part of it. How each count works
Checked against the official record
No vote count or bill number found in the text read.
Record of this measurement
Method 3.1.0, word-list fingerprint 807a17189402a416, read by text extractor version 4. Fingerprint of the text read: 6fd3702aa2e52047. Internet Archive copy nearest the time it was read. The text read was not kept (read before method 3.1.0, or from the feed only), so a later rule change can be applied only while the report is still in the outlet's feed.