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Audiobook Listeners Outperform Non-Readers in Comprehension, Sparking Debate
Original: If there’s any indication that audiobooks count as reading, take a hard look at the current reading is dying or is a los
A debate is circulating online about whether audiobooks count as reading, set against recurring claims that reading is dying or a lost art. Commenters point out that audiobook listeners show better reading comprehension than people who do not read at all, arguing that listening to books is a legitimate and valuable form of engaging with literature.
Why now: The recurring online discourse about reading's decline has reignited arguments over whether audiobooks count as reading.
Evidence
- If there’s any indication that audiobooks count as reading, take a hard look at the current reading is dying or is a lost art discourse, and yet, audiobook listeners continue to have better reading comprehension than those that simply do not read at all. I came across a YouTube… · WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 32
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