The arithmetic for one report

What was read

7716 words in the outlet's own voice, plus 6 in the headline. 4% of the text is in quotes, with 3 listed words inside quotes; the headline quotes someone. 68 attribution markers (such as "said" or "according to") found.

Listed words inside quotes (not scored; quoting is reporting, but which quotes to use is an editorial choice): corrupt, rigged, very.

Scare quotes (a phrase of one to three words in quotation marks with no speaker in the same sentence): FACE THE NATION., FACE THE NATION,. Since method 3.1.0 their words count as the outlet's own.

Words found

• Word choice: actually 1 point Editorializing
  the two branches of government actually work together? DONALD TRUMP (President of
  of course attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  not what he said there, of course , but certainly what he has said
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  campaign than it is to actually legislate. But President Trump has said
  of course attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  run by Stephen Miller and, of course , President Trump? SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN: Look,
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  an issue where we have actually substantial bipartisan support in the Banking
  obviously 2 points Editorializing
  rampant cancer rates. And it's obviously because of our environment. It's because
  actually attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  midterms and really need to actually go against what voters said, but
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  and Richard Walters, who is actually not someone most people know, but
  actually attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  take it to mean is actually an opening for Republicans and Democrats.
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  do you think he can actually help you get things done on
  actually attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  was one of – like actually solving the border crisis, Stephen Miller
  mob 3 points Contentious label
  with most authority from the mob perspective. CALLEY MEANS: Let's talk about
  stupid 2 points Editorializing
  the American people like they're stupid and often, frankly, I think treating
  stupid 2 points Editorializing
  treating President Trump like he's stupid . Obviously, Continental Strategies' revenues exploding was
  obviously 2 points Editorializing
  President Trump like he's stupid. Obviously , Continental Strategies' revenues exploding was tied
  regime 3 points Contentious label
  pushed hard in the previous regime were things like vapes, which are
  actually attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  reported that tobacco lobbyists had actually been at the president's Florida golf
  of course 2 points Editorializing
  like a baby? CALLEY MEANS: Of course . They would – they would block
  regime 3 points Contentious label
  BRENNAN: So, in this new regime , with a the new chief of
• Raises the temperature: devastating 1 point Raises the temperature
  over what led to the devastating defeat for the GOP intensifies, as
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  have a son who's a very straight, good guy. He watches over
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  with you. It was a very complicated, tough election cycle this year.
  obliterated 1 point Raises the temperature
  clarity, nor has it completely obliterated the program. But just to go
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  way? REPRESENTATIVE FRENCH HILL: That's very separate from whether or not somebody's
  firestorm 2 points Raises the temperature
  Friday and set off a firestorm in Washington. Means is one of
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  you went public with some very specific allegations of corruption and a
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  on. CALLEY MEANS: And there's very simple things. And Americans voted to
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  Barrett and James Blair, a very close-knit crew, who explicitly catered to
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  the country. He had a huge say in any policy that got
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  the HHS secretary, who you're very , very close to, said CALLEY MEANS
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  HHS secretary, who you're very, very close to, said CALLEY MEANS (Former
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  mass deportation policy that proved very unpopular in these midterms. MARGARET BRENNAN:
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  an existential issue. He is very competent and he has dramatically reduced
  dramatically 1 point Raises the temperature
  very competent and he has dramatically reduced those numbers. So, I can
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  now. CALLEY MEANS: I feel very comfortable with what I said. I
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  what I said. I feel very comfortable with the hundreds of calls
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  like vapes, which are a huge donor to Ballard Partners. Are things
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  to Bobby Kennedy about doing very transformational things. And what I know,
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  the second Trump administration, the very same issues are surfacing again. Are
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  you know, if they had very short conversations on these issues, you
  extremely attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  know, where the president is extremely busy and the president said, OK,
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  bill, but there are some very – pieces that have done a
  rage 2 points Raises the temperature
  dismissed a reference to white rage . He said that seemed to be
  extremely 1 point Raises the temperature
  as one thing that is extremely damaging to our country. Some of

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.

Densest stretch: Word choice, words 4401 to 4600 of 7716, with stupid, stupid, obviously; Temperature, words 3101 to 3300 of 7716, with firestorm, 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: 1 of 1 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 59 + 10)^0.4 × (Temperature 78 + 10)^0.3 × (Flagged attribution phrases 100 + 10)^0.2 × (Headline wording 100 + 10)^0.1 − 10 = 75. 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

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 Sun, Nov 8, 2:43 PM ET by text extractor version 4. Fingerprint of the text read: 1023c9ab15623231. 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.

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