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Trump’s First Ad (Master Persuader Filter)

Posted January 4th, 2016 @ 10:19am in #Trump

All the buzz today is about Trump’s new ad. Some people on Twitter asked for the Master Persuader filter on it.

Note: For new readers of this blog, I don’t endorse Trump, or anyone else. I’m not smart enough to know who would be the best president. My interests are in Trump’s persuasion skills. I have a lot of background in that area.

My overall grade for the ad is A++++. It might go down in history as one of the best political ads of all time. I’ll break it down.

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Persuasion or Coincidence?

Posted January 4th, 2016 @ 8:00am in #Trump

If you have been following the Master Persuader theme in this blog, you know I correctly predicted nine-out-of-nine political events in 2015. And I did it right in front of you. That might blow your mind a little bit.

Several people asked whether I have done this sort of thing in the past. The answer is yes, in the sense that I have consciously attempted to change national opinion using the tools of persuasion. I suppose you could call that a prediction, albeit a personal one, because I imagined the future and saw myself changing it. And I didn’t see failure as a possible path.

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Master Persuasion Hypothesis - (Try this one at home)

Posted January 3rd, 2016 @ 1:17pm in #Trump

Here I will paraphrase the latest Trump/Clinton exchange:

H. Clinton: “Terrorists are using Trump in recruitment videos.”

D. Trump: “Of course they go after the person with a HUUUUGE lead in the polls. I predict they will make more.”

See what he did there?

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Robots Read News about Former President Bill Clinton

Posted January 3rd, 2016 @ 12:12pm in #trump

The comic is below the break. (Contains naughty word.)

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Master Persuader Scorecard Update: 10-out-of-10 Coming?

Posted January 2nd, 2016 @ 9:37am in #Trump

I predicted toward the bottom of this post that Trump was setting up the country for a “mom versus dad” showdown with Clinton – at least in our irrational minds. When election day comes, if the country needs a hug, mom wins. But if there’s a noise downstairs, you probably want dad to get the baseball bat before mom does. (Because you’re a sexist.)

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Hypnotizing You to Have the Best New Year’s Day Ever (Part 4 - The Climax)

Posted December 31st, 2015 @ 9:41am in #Trump #affirmations #hypnosis #periscope

Warning: This post involves real hypnosis on the reader, and it is intended for adults only. Do NOT read further unless you have already read parts 1-3.

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Trump’s Language Skills Analyzed

Posted December 30th, 2015 @ 1:22pm in #Trump

Here’s a great video about Trump’s language skills and persuasion. I love the approach and the analysis. But I point it out for your ongoing education about cognitive dissonance and how to spot it.

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Ranking the Best Political Pundits of 2015

Posted December 30th, 2015 @ 9:58am in #Trump

As regular readers know, 100% of my political predictions for 2015 were correct, thanks to the Master Persuader filter. For example, I predicted…

1. Trump would gain popularity and win the nomination, not fizzle as every other pundit predicted. (I predicted it in August, based on his skill set. So far, so good.)

2. The Jeb Bush “low energy” kill shot would end Bush. (First to predict it.)

3. The Fiorina top in her poll numbers (after she paired her own image with a dead baby)

4. The Carson top in his poll numbers (after Trump did his famous belt-buckle speech)

5. The Clinton top in her poll numbers (after Trump noted how many women her policies have allegedly killed)

6. Trump’s “nice guy” move that involved going into a crowd to personally help a wounded warrior with the Veteran’s system.

7. You will start to see Freudian slips in the media calling Trump “President Trump.” And so we have.

8. My 3D predictions – no matter how accurate – will be ignored by the standard 2D media. Check!

9. [Update] My prediction months ago that Trump’s persuasion skills would set off a swarm of competing (and wrong) explanations for why Trump is defying expectations. This is a classic “tell” for cognitive dissonance on a mass scale, which is what we are seeing. That is the fingerprint of a Master Persuader. Here’s the latest explanation, for Trump’s success – that he’s a narcissist addicted to social media pellets, or something.

By this time of the year you would expect a list of “Best Political Pundits of 2015″ to pop up somewhere. Try a Google search and discover that it doesn’t exist, because if it did, the only name on it would be mine, and that can’t happen in the 2D world. That would be like stock brokers admitting that index funds are a better bet.

As I hinted in a prior post, Trump isn’t just changing politics. He is changing our understanding of reality by brushing aside the illusion that humans use reason to make important decisions. This extends well beyond politics.

To put a size on Trump’s skill level, I believe that as president he could depose a foreign leader with words alone. It would not work in all cases. But his skill set in persuasion is, in my opinion, weapons grade. I have never seen that level of skill. Luckily, he has a history of opposing unnecessary wars. I can’t think of a better way to prevent a war than removing a dictator with words alone.

I remind new readers that I do not endorse Trump or anyone else for president. I’m not smart enough to know who would do the best job. All the candidates look qualified to me, assuming their health holds out.

But I am a certified hypnotist with decades of study in the field of persuasion. My predictions are based on my knowledge of that skillset and the recognition that Trump has mastered those tools. (He says so often when speaking of his negotiating skills and how he “knows psychology.”) In other words, I see that Trump is bringing a flamethrower to a stick fight, but most of you only see a stick in his hand and a lot of random, rude behavior. I can tell you with certainty that none of it is random.

Prediction is easy once you see the flamethrower.

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The Time I Got Promoted to Nobody

Posted December 29th, 2015 @ 4:55pm in #Trump

According to Paul Waldman at THEWEEK.COM, nobody predicted that Trump would be doing so well at the end of 2015.

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Hypnotizing You to Have the Best New Year’s Day Ever (Part 1)

Posted December 28th, 2015 @ 7:50am in #Trump

Warning: What follows is real hypnosis (without the trance). You should NOT read further unless you would like to have the best orgasms of your life on New Year’s Eve and the following day, with or without a partner. This method will work for both men and women. There will be no “dirty talk” involved, but this is intended for adults only.

Please consider this as my way of saying thank you for reading this blog.

What to Expect: If you take this journey, and continue to read my blog this week, expect to feel almost nothing at first. The impact will intensify as the week progresses. Hypnosis is a cumulative thing. Imagine starting with a small quantity and doubling it every day. The last doubling is the big one.

This plan will only work if you want it to work, and that is true of hypnosis in general. But in this case, I don’t know anyone who objects to having a great day.

As a public service, I will show you my hypnosis techniques as I employ them. Expect to learn a lot.

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