▲ 73 ▼ New Study: 54% of American Adults Read Below 6th-Grade Level (medium.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments archived https://archive.ph/bP9BJ edit: sources from the link https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics https://www.thepolicycircle.org/brief/literacy/
[+] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (8 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 years ago (6 children) Citations are linked at the bottom: Citations: [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/09/09/low-literacy-levels-among-us-adults-could-be-costing-the-economy-22-trillion-a-year/?sh=24ac605e4c90 [2] https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy [3] https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/08/02/us-literacy-rate/ [4] https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics [5] https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/14phpbq/how_is_it_possible_that_roughly_50_of_americans/ [6] https://www.thepolicycircle.org/brief/literacy/ It's alright if you're American though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rom@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Did they really cite a fucking reddit post permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Top comment on that post is actually decent it seems, describing the problems with the numbers as reported by a similar study Why the fuck cite a Reddit post tho lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Right, at least cut out the middleman and cite the study directly. Although on second thought if they wanted to provide examples of uneducated yanks, there are few better places for that than reddit comment threads. So maybe it was a good move after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago next week's article "we used a reddit post as a cited source in an article about literacy and no one called us on it" permalink fedilink source parent [–] library_napper@monyet.cc 6 points 2 years ago Thats not visible. Perhaps its hidden for users who dont use JavaScript permalink fedilink source parent [–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml [B] 5 points 2 years ago A Reddit link was detected in your comment. Here are links to the same location on Teddit and Libreddit, which are Reddit frontends that protect your privacy. teddit.zaggy.nl teddit.hostux.net r.darklab.sh reddit.smnz.de permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmarkuntheGatherer@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago You can't see them under the paywall, use the archive link dummy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 years ago (6 children) Citations are linked at the bottom: Citations: [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/09/09/low-literacy-levels-among-us-adults-could-be-costing-the-economy-22-trillion-a-year/?sh=24ac605e4c90 [2] https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy [3] https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/08/02/us-literacy-rate/ [4] https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics [5] https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/14phpbq/how_is_it_possible_that_roughly_50_of_americans/ [6] https://www.thepolicycircle.org/brief/literacy/ It's alright if you're American though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rom@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Did they really cite a fucking reddit post permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Top comment on that post is actually decent it seems, describing the problems with the numbers as reported by a similar study Why the fuck cite a Reddit post tho lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Right, at least cut out the middleman and cite the study directly. Although on second thought if they wanted to provide examples of uneducated yanks, there are few better places for that than reddit comment threads. So maybe it was a good move after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago next week's article "we used a reddit post as a cited source in an article about literacy and no one called us on it" permalink fedilink source parent [–] library_napper@monyet.cc 6 points 2 years ago Thats not visible. Perhaps its hidden for users who dont use JavaScript permalink fedilink source parent [–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml [B] 5 points 2 years ago A Reddit link was detected in your comment. Here are links to the same location on Teddit and Libreddit, which are Reddit frontends that protect your privacy. teddit.zaggy.nl teddit.hostux.net r.darklab.sh reddit.smnz.de permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rom@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Did they really cite a fucking reddit post permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Top comment on that post is actually decent it seems, describing the problems with the numbers as reported by a similar study Why the fuck cite a Reddit post tho lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Right, at least cut out the middleman and cite the study directly. Although on second thought if they wanted to provide examples of uneducated yanks, there are few better places for that than reddit comment threads. So maybe it was a good move after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago next week's article "we used a reddit post as a cited source in an article about literacy and no one called us on it" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Top comment on that post is actually decent it seems, describing the problems with the numbers as reported by a similar study Why the fuck cite a Reddit post tho lmfao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Right, at least cut out the middleman and cite the study directly. Although on second thought if they wanted to provide examples of uneducated yanks, there are few better places for that than reddit comment threads. So maybe it was a good move after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago next week's article "we used a reddit post as a cited source in an article about literacy and no one called us on it" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rom@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Right, at least cut out the middleman and cite the study directly. Although on second thought if they wanted to provide examples of uneducated yanks, there are few better places for that than reddit comment threads. So maybe it was a good move after all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago next week's article "we used a reddit post as a cited source in an article about literacy and no one called us on it" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago next week's article "we used a reddit post as a cited source in an article about literacy and no one called us on it" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 6 points 2 years ago Thats not visible. Perhaps its hidden for users who dont use JavaScript permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] AmarkuntheGatherer@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago You can't see them under the paywall, use the archive link dummy. permalink fedilink source parent