This is interesting...
By Matthew Hoy on November 9, 2007
...but plainly bogus.
To verify the accuracy of this, I punched in some other blog addresses. When the Volokh Conspiracy -- a heavy-duty law-blog -- is assessed as a "Junior High School" reading level, something is up.
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My stupid blog got a "genius" rating. So long, suckas!
it's here: http://www.tannerball.blogspot.com/. Sorry about that. I'm a moron.
Mine registered junior high school level, even though I use words like "Tergiversation," which I didn't even know existed in Junior High School.
On the other hand, at least I know the average unhinged lefty will be able to understand it. Too bad I don't write much about politics.
Writing with accuracy and clarity are virtues, not vices. Being rated at a postgraduate level in anything other than a technical article aimed at a technical audience simply means the writer intends to obfuscate or is showing off.
My daughter is a medical technology student and she knows a lot of biochemistry and concepts that simply did not exist when I took those subjects in HS and college. I don't consider myself ignorant - I can understand the concepts but I certainly do't have her vocabulary or knowledge of the details.
Conversely, I am often required to explain computer problems in non-technical terms for management. Many of these people are business generalists or financial experts. They aren't stupid people, they just have a different vocabulary. You would be amazed at the number of ways "we don't know" or "we made a mistake" can be hidden behind terms the audience does not understand.