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March 2024 Forums General discussion Political Language

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    jondwhite
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    I just watched a video on youtube on how GOP front runner Donald Trump answers a question

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aFo_BV-UzI

    and it was a good analysis so I thought I would share it here.

    #116489
    robbo203
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    Yes it is interesting. Perhaps those organising "speakers classes" (do these exist?) in the SPGB ought to take note. Not too sure that the conclusions apply so readily to the written format though…

    #116490
    jondwhite
    Participant

    It reminds me of this story from 2012 about the test revealing Michelle Obama's speech which was the highest grade level in history and was contrasted with Ann Romney's which was at the lowest grade level in historyhttp://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2012/09/05/michelle-obamas-dnc-speech-wri/Does simpler language resonate more?

    #116491
    robbo203
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    jondwhite wrote:
    It reminds me of this story from 2012 about the test revealing Michelle Obama's speech which was the highest grade level in history and was contrasted with Ann Romney's which was at the lowest grade level in historyhttp://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2012/09/05/michelle-obamas-dnc-speech-wri/Does simpler language resonate more?

     It seems to resonate more with the  more dogmatically minded who are comfortable with vague and vacuous  generalisations as in the case of Anne Romney.  Not that that necessarily means we should forsake simpler language for more complex sentence constructions.  Quite often the latter can camouflage muddleheadedness behind a screen of apparent profundity

    #116492
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    I'm curious to know how Russel Brand's language compares with Trump's. Brand like Trump is a professional communicator one a salesman, the other a showman, and both roles overlap for both people.But is Trump receiving too much credit for resurrecting a tried and tested way of fooling the people…Reagan…he had all the homesy style of talking…and Carter had that Southern preacher approach.. FDR used the radio medium effectively for informal fireside chats. Here is another video de-constructing Trump's language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrqqQAfenUo

    #116493
    jondwhite
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    Sarah Palin weighs inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/us/politics/sarah-palin-endorsement-speech-donald-trump.html

    #116494
    jondwhite
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    How to make a campaign advert behind the scenes with the Republican second choice candidatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_MkcZh-VY

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