Scott Adams' BlogThe Lucky Hitler Hypothesis (Trump Persuasion Series)
I understand why people are upset about Donald Trump’s racist vibe. He’s spreading racist breadcrumbs all over the place. I shall list a sample.
So far, Trump…
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Master Persuader Update - Slip of the Tongue (Trump series)
In the Republican undercard debate tonight, George Pataki referred to Trump as “president.”
That’s the tell for persuasion that I predicted in this post. Search on the page for “bonus thought”. The idea is that Trump has been acting like a president so effectively (and intentionally) that you feel as if he is the incumbent.
0 CommentsA Voter’s Guide to Thinking
As the American presidential race heats up, you’ll see a lot of bad thinking emerge, especially mine. So I thought it would be useful to agree on some ground rules to keep each other in line.
I give you my first draft (subject to your improvements) of A Voter’s Guide to Thinking:
0 CommentsImmigration Without the Hate Part (Trump-related)
Suppose that instead of temporarily banning Muslim immigration as Trump proposes – which offends our sense of religious tolerance – we ban violent anti-Americanism, but we do it statistically instead of individually. That way we can discriminate in the service of national self-defense and not feel so icky about it.
Allow me to explain.
0 CommentsCalling the Clinton Top (Trump Persuasion Series)
Today Trump said that Hillary Clinton “Killed hundreds of thousands of people with her stupidity.” He was talking about the Middle East and Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State.
According to the Master Persuader filter, that statement will set off a week of media yapping about how many thousands of people Clinton “killed” with her policy contributions as Secretary of State. As always, Trump sets a high anchor of “hundreds of thousands” and makes everyone think some form of “Can’t be more than 50,000, tops.”
0 CommentsMaster Persuader Update (Part of My Trump Series)
A few quick things of note.
Trump has been saying Hillary Clinton lacks the “strength and stamina” to run for President. In a strange turn of events, Clinton confirms that the campaign is exhausting. She also offered a weak reason why it is still “fun,” but it sounded a little sad. She doesn’t sound like a people person.
0 CommentsThe Trump Immigration Surprise - the Trap is Half-Sprung
As you know, Donald Trump has offended 90% of the media and nearly a third of the country with his idea of temporarily banning Muslim immigration. That’s some crazy Hitler stuff, say the headlines.
You might recall that I predicted in this blog an “immigration surprise” from Trump that follows the format of movies. In a typical three-act movie, you have these main parts:
0 CommentsMy Offer to Stop Donald Trump
Update: I will be raising the price of this offer $100 million per month until November because of my 2015 track record. Act now! ;-)
As regular readers know, I have been writing about the persuasive skills of Donald Trump. You might also know I’m a certified hypnotist and I’ve been studying the field of persuasion for decades. And you might also know I predicted back in August that Trump would use those persuasion skills (which are unprecedented) to dominate the field.
Other than me, who else predicted in August that Trump would be leading the Republican polls in December? Keep in mind that I showed my work all the way. I updated my prediction in October to a Trump landslide in the general election. My predictions are based on his skills, not his policies.
0 CommentsRisk Management - (Trump Persuasion Series)
I’ve been out of the loop for a few days, working on a start-up. (More on that in the coming weeks.) So I haven’t been following the news. Let’s check in on Donald Trump and see if he’s done anything newsworthy lately. Checking…
Uh-oh.
Okay, you might want to know how I would apply the Master Persuader filter to Trump’s latest call to end U.S. immigration for all Muslims, at least until – in Trump’s words – lawmakers can figure out why some percentage of Muslims hate us so much. Is this a master stroke of persuasion or just batshit racist crazy? I’ll help you sort that out.
0 CommentsA Robot That Eat Cows and Poops Delicious Hamburgers
According to this article, fast food businesses will soon replace workers with robots that eat cows and poop hamburgers. My advice is to keep your distance from that robot. Stay on the other side of the counter. I don’t know how good its eyesight will be.
[If your firewall is being diffiicult, see the image on Twitter here.]
If you think that comic is dumb, you’ll love my book.
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