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