vp debate text analysis

I ran the VEEP Debate responses through some freeware text analyzers. No commentary – just the data.

1. Tool: Pavel Safronov

Biden

# of vowels: 12152
# of consonants: 19374 (1.594 consonants per vowel)
# of letters: 31526
# of words: 7438
# of letters per word: 4.238504974455499
# of words per potential sentence: 16.0995670995671

Palin
# of vowels: 13140
# of consonants: 20468 (1.558 consonants per vowel)
# of letters: 33608
# of words: 7766
# of letters per word: 4.327581766675251
# of words per potential sentence: 19.034313725490197

2. Tool: Textalyser (this tool returns word counts at only half actual input).

Biden

Complexity factor (Lexical Density): 38.1%

Palin

Complexity factor (Lexical Density): 37.4%

3. Tool: Online Text Analysis Tool

Biden - 8 word phrases

heard how his policy is going to be
voted 20 times against funding alternative energy sources
of the vice president of the united states
i haven’t heard how his policy is going
haven’t heard how his policy is going to
how his policy is going to be different

Palin- 8 word phrases

government back on the side of the people
course we know what a vice president does
putting government back on the side of the
cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons period
of course we know what a vice president
back on the side of the people and

Biden – 5 word phrase

the united states of america
is going to be different
president of the united states
haven’t heard how his policy
in the united states senate
I understand what it’s like
I haven’t heard how his
Against funding alternative energy sources
of the united states of
he’s not been a maverick

Palin – 5 word phrase

be put to good use
we need to make sure
the greed and corruption on
greed and corruption on wall
back on the side of
how are we going to
government back on the side
“all of the above” approach
off funding for the troops
on the side of the