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Ben Greenberg
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Quick tip: Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 8 is your target

Quick tip on writing docs and content:

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 8 = readable by a 13-year-old. That's your target for most technical documentation.

Not because your readers are 13 — but because shorter sentences and common words reduce cognitive load. Even senior engineers read faster at grade 8.

Most enterprise docs sit at grade 14-16. That's why people skim them.

The TextAnalytics API returns FK grade level (plus 4 other readability scores) in a single call: https://rapidapi.com/ben-eI6jno4PU/api/textanalytics

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