The arithmetic for one report

What was read

7206 words in the outlet's own voice, plus 7 in the headline. 5% of the text is in quotes, with 2 listed words inside quotes; the headline quotes someone. 66 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): ridiculous, very.

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

Words found

• Word choice: 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
  of course 2 points Editorializing
  policy advice-- CALLEY MEANS: Directly, of course . Yes. Tony Fabrizio-- ( NOTE: Richard
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  take it to mean is actually an opening for Republicans and Democrats.
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  has an open hand, to actually get big things done that are
  actually negated, not counted Editorializing
  that are not partisan but actually structural. MARGARET BRENNAN: So on that
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  do you think he can actually help you get things done on
  actually attributed to a speaker, not counted Editorializing
  that was one of- like actually solving the border crisis. Stephen Miller
  clearly 2 points Editorializing
  care and live shorter. That's clearly just corruption. MARGARET BRENNAN: --Republican bill
  stupid attributed to a speaker, not counted 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 (sic.) revenue exploding,
  obviously 2 points Editorializing
  President Trump like he's stupid. Obviously Continental Strategies (sic.) revenue exploding, was-
  clearly 2 points Editorializing
  to have, right? And she clearly okayed it. ( Susie Wiles told
  absolutely 1 point Editorializing
  health care system that is absolutely systematically rigged against Americans being healthy
  rigged 2 points Contentious label
  system that is absolutely systematically rigged against Americans being healthy and profiting
  regime 3 points Contentious label
  a stranglehold on the previous regime , right? So that's a big comparison
  regime 3 points Contentious label
  pushed hard in the previous regime were- were things like vapes, which
  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 access
  regime attributed to a speaker, not counted Contentious label
  BRENNAN: So, in this new regime with the new chief of staff,
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  president in American history to actually identify the problem that we are
  absolutely 1 point Editorializing
  that our Founders would be absolutely horrified by. MARGARET BRENNAN: So you
  crazy 2 points Editorializing
  would be- it would be crazy for them to go after Secretary
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  on the far left, are actually saying the same thing, which is
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  the Democrats spent some time actually working with Bobby Kennedy to ask,
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  President Trump. And I think actually historically it's a great thing that
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  is being declining. Americans are actually practicing healthy habits by many statistics.
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  by many statistics. Like we're actually waking up to this culturally. And
  cover-up 2 points Contentious label
  to argue there is a cover-up is false. In addition to the
  clearly negated, not counted Editorializing
  mistake to completely deny what's clearly a growing crisis of trust among
  actually 1 point Editorializing
  issues to get done are actually the most popular issues that really
• Raises the temperature: very 1 point Raises the temperature
  you went public with some very specific allegations of corruption and a
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  Trump ran on. 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
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  the country. He had a huge say in any policy that got
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  And I think it's a very good sign for America. MARGARET BRENNAN:
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  the HHS secretary, who you're very , very close to, said What- what
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  HHS secretary, who you're very, very close to, said What- what do
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  mean, these- these are universal, very popular ideas he's trying to push
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  mass deportation policy that proved very unpopular in these midterms. Why do
  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 1 point Raises the temperature
  and Bobby Kennedy would be very amenable to meeting with Democrats, meeting
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  and Chris LaCivita, who is very influential in this world, collecting- and
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  hundreds of thousands of dollars very recently as they were running the
  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
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  and I'm- I'm very- I'm very comfortable with that. MARGARET BRENNAN: Did
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  Secretary Kennedy- the- America is very , very lucky he is sitting at
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  Kennedy- the- America is very, very lucky he is sitting at HHS,
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  sitting at HHS, and they're very lucky that they now have a
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  administration, and we have a huge opportunity in the next year to
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  system. CALLEY MEANS: These are very very small. So- so- so, you're
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  CALLEY MEANS: These are very very small. So- so- so, you're talking
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  like vapes, which are a huge donor to Ballard Partners, are things
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  the second Trump administration, these 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
  you know, where the president's extremely busy and the president said, And,
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  MAHA, I think there is huge opportunity in the next year to
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  and other people. I was very disturbed by that because they spoke
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  EPA officials. CALLEY MEANS: There's huge problems at the EPA, which President
  massive 1 point Raises the temperature
  think it would be a massive mistake and part of a psyop
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  a good thing. I am very comfortable with the decision, you know,
  huge 1 point Raises the temperature
  questions. But there is a huge opportunity that the right is animated
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  that every American would be very proud of. I'll say on vaccines,
  very 1 point Raises the temperature
  vaccinate on his license plate. Very rich from Merck, and he put
  deeply 1 point Raises the temperature
  my main issue, I am deeply , deeply concerned with the corruption and
  deeply 1 point Raises the temperature
  main issue, I am deeply, deeply concerned with the corruption and political
  very attributed to a speaker, not counted Raises the temperature
  I said, I think there's very reasonable questions to ask about the
  massive 1 point Raises the temperature
  do think there is a massive opportunity to get 90% issues done.

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 1951 to 2150 of 7206, with stupid, obviously, clearly; Temperature, words 2351 to 2550 of 7206, with very, very, 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: 2 of 2 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 56 + 10)^0.4 × (Temperature 69 + 10)^0.3 × (Flagged attribution phrases 100 + 10)^0.2 × (Headline wording 100 + 10)^0.1 − 10 = 71. 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: 2f494722b95a7c72. 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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