Scott Adams: In his own words
Whether you love Trump or hate him, you probably wonder why he never apologizes and never changes his story, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that he should. Trump seems otherwise intelligent – he graduated from an Ivy League school and built a business empire. So what the hell…
Read MoreIf you have been following the Master Persuader series in this blog, you know that the influence stack goes like this: Identity beats analogy Analogy beats reason Reason beats nothing Most of the candidates are trying to make an appeal to reason, and failing, because reason beats nothing. Rand Paul…
Read MoreHave you ever been listening to Donald Trump speaking, or reading one of his quotes, and found yourself laughing out loud? Maybe you think he has a good sense of humor and he says funny stuff. Maybe you think he is so shocking that you laugh out of social horror….
Read MoreHere’s a headline on Politico today, followed by a snippet from my post a day earlier. Check the dates and tell me where you “saw it first.” The Master Persuader scorecard keeps improving. Is it 12-for-12? If you want to read about the future, this blog is the only place to do it. But if…
Read MoreAs Donald Trump has taught us, we should think big, act positive, exaggerate when necessary, brag to the point of narcissism, and make yuuuuuuge first asks. Apparently that stuff works. So I will do the same today. I might also insult a competitor just to make myself look good in…
Read MoreBy an accident of birth, I fall into the White Guy category. To keep this on a positive note, let’s call it my brand. And that means that if other people with my outward characteristics do dumb-ass things, it reflects on my brand. One of the dumb-ass things my people…
Read MoreWarning: What follows should be viewed as entertainment, not truth. I’m going to spin a few brains today. History suggests that 20% of you will not like it one bit. So if you don’t want your worldview challenged, better stop here. This is written with commercial-level persuasion, just for entertainment, to see…
Read MoreToday I step aside to let a better communicator do her thing. See this provocative opinion by Janet L. Factor. It is too early to call The Turn on our collective thinking about the motivation of radical Islamic terrorists, but it might happen soon. Keep in mind that Trump’s suggestion is to halt muslim…
Read MoreI have to start by saying I love Canadians. If I have one complaint about our good friends to the north, it is their annoying tendency to politely offer me stuff with no strings attached. I find that off-putting. And it’s a slippery slope to free healthcare. In my experience, most Canadians…
Read MoreI can think of several ways a future President Trump could get Mexico to pay for (some) of the wall. In a prior post, I talked about turning the border into a tourist opportunity that creates enough money to pay for the wall, but that’s the hard way. The easy way goes…
Read MoreAll the buzz today is about Trump’s new ad [no longer available]. 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…
Read MorePrediction: Watch for someone in Mexican politics to publicly agree with Trump that Mexico might pay for some part of increased border security. Then watch that turn into a pundit battle about what that actually means. Does it mean pay for the entire wall? Does it mean Mexico already pays a lot for border control, and this…
Read MoreWarning: 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. Part 1 Part 2 (I can’t link to it for some reason. Just scroll up from #1.) Part 3 — Let’s begin by reviewing what we know. You…
Read MoreAs 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,…
Read MoreAccording to Paul Waldman at THEWEEK.COM, nobody predicted that Trump would be doing so well at the end of 2015. While I’m on the topic, I’ll add another prediction to the Master Persuader series. I predict that by the time Trump is in the general election and running against Clinton, you will start hearing that…
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