In Defense of the Fog Index.

Bogert, Judith

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Publication Date: 1985

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In Defense of the Fog Index.

Bogert, Judith

Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, v48 n2 p9-11 Jun 1985

Points out that readability indexes can serve a useful role in the teaching of writing when used as they were intended to be used. Focuses on Gunning's Fog Index. (EL)

Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Problems, Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Sentence Combining, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes

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