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lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:23 PM Jun 2018

Anyone else notice something in many Trump speeches?

Many segments of Trump speeches sound familiarly "patriotic" especially to his base. I believe there's a simple trick he's using, drumming up images of something all US public and private schools meted out every morning:

Trump's speeches often follow the same meter, inflections and tone...

of the pledge of allegiance.

Anyone else notice this? Or is my imagination working overtime?

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Anyone else notice something in many Trump speeches? (Original Post) lambchopp59 Jun 2018 OP
No, he's not clever enough to have thought of something like that. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1
I tend to agree with The Velveteen Ocelot ailsagirl Nov 2018 #9
well I think it was spoken like that because it was meant to be spoken by children TalenaGor Jun 2018 #2
He doesn't know the words to our national anthem SonofDonald Jun 2018 #3
He's like a carnival barker persuading suckers to get riled up lunasun Jun 2018 #4
Isn't there a study of Hitler's speech cadence/rhythm along these lines? It noted fierywoman Jun 2018 #5
He sure as hell Separation Sep 2018 #8
Trumpnosis William Seger Jul 2018 #6
Bah! Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,276 posts)
1. No, he's not clever enough to have thought of something like that.
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:24 PM
Jun 2018

He has a fifth-grade vocabulary, so it figures that the general rhythm would be similar to the pledge, which uses mostly one- or two-syllable words.

TalenaGor

(1,103 posts)
2. well I think it was spoken like that because it was meant to be spoken by children
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:25 PM
Jun 2018

So it's very simple and rhythmic so it's easy to remember lol

So yes I suppose that exactly how he speaks like a simple child

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
3. He doesn't know the words to our national anthem
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:28 PM
Jun 2018

So I doubt he knows the words to the pledge of allegiance, or its cadence.

fierywoman

(7,641 posts)
5. Isn't there a study of Hitler's speech cadence/rhythm along these lines? It noted
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:49 PM
Jun 2018

phrases uttered at a particular metronome marking (a bit on the slow side.)

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