Rubric signal readabilityContent, 5 of 11
Readability (Flesch)
Flesch Reading Ease score (target 50–70 for general audiences).
- Class
- Content
- Source
- Flesch (1948) + adapted by SGE
Why it matters for AI citation
Engines extract from content humans can read. Sub-30 (academic) and 80+ (childlike) both underperform.
How to fix it
Shorten sentences. Cut adverbs. Aim for 16-word average sentence length.
About the Content class
Whether the page actually answers the buyer query directly, completely, and in the right register. BLUF, query coverage, sub-question coverage, readability.
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