How 6th Grade Media Logic Affects American Attitudes about Public Policy

Are you smarter than a 6th grader?

The US Literacy Project says that 54% of Americans read at a 6th grade level or below. That means many Americans may be functionally illiterate. They can’t read or understand laws and contracts. They can watch TV and hope that they get a decent deal when they click “Accept”. They don’t know their rights because they can’t read them.

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