How to Use BriefCatch Standalone

Score Your Document

Click the Ribbon Award icon to generate scores for the document, or selected portion.

Each of the five measures combines global observations (variation in sentence length, for example) with a sophisticated point system based on wording patterns in various categories.

• Reader Engagement: This global measure uses regression analysis to combine the four measures below. It considers everything from the length of paragraphs to the rate of select vivid verbs.
• Concise and Readable: This is a modern take on traditional readability measures. It looks mostly at word and sentence length and variation, but it also considers wording patterns associated with especially readable writing.
• Flowing and Cohesive: This measure is the most closely linked to elite legal, judicial, and journalistic writing and is meant to enhance your command and use of transitional devices. It considers transitions, modifier use, patterns at the ends of sentences, and several other key data points.
• Crisp and Punchy: This measure reflects punchy word choice and the avoidance of wordy or cumbersome language.
• Clear and Direct: This is the best measure of whether a document has a modern feel and avoids jargon and legalese.

 
Scores above 85 are now rarer than ever, though the top score is still 100. Scores average around 70, but many solid documents will score well below that.

As always, take the scores with a grain of salt. Consider context, subject matter, and needs. And remember that quantitative measures can do only so much.