diff --git a/newspaper/outputformatters.py b/newspaper/outputformatters.py
index a5e6e3c..db0b5a2 100644
--- a/newspaper/outputformatters.py
+++ b/newspaper/outputformatters.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class OutputFormatter(object):
             self.top_node, "*[gravityScore]")
         for item in gravity_items:
             score = self.parser.getAttribute(item, 'gravityScore')
-            score = score and float(score) or 0
+            score = float(score) if score else 0
             if score < 1:
                 item.getparent().remove(item)