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  • 54: The World's Top Terrorist: Trump Claims Victory

    The US has won the war with Iran! In this episode Donald Trump contends that the Iranian people are celebrating the US victory, and this is our breakdown of his congratulatory speech.

    Listen to this episode as we take a closer look at:

    • How the Primacy and Recency effects are used in order to make certain things stick in someone's mind, and what Trump wants us to remember
    • A discussion of whether President Trump's shaky voice tone is strategic, or if in fact he is seriously scared
    • Colorful metaphors that are used to have you viscerally imagine scenes as if from a horror movie and how Iran "created hell" with their terror spree
    • Using recent events to strengthen opposition to the previous administration, or why it's Obama's fault that all of this happened
    • The olive branch at the end. Is it true that Trump wants peace?
    • And more!
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    • 53: They Kill Our People, but I'm OK with It: Trump on Iran

      Is that spy story featuring deep intelligence and bad business based in fact, or just TV drama? Trump meets with the PM of Greece but it turns into a press conference about the killing of Iran's general Soleimani, and it reveals his intentions, motives, and persuasive tactics.

      Listen to this episode to find out:

      • How to answer someone's deepest concerns or fears without actually giving many details
      • Whether communicators like Pete Buttigieg are naturally persuasive, or whether this is a trained capacity brought by years of talking to consultants
      • Why Trump chose to strike Gen. Soleimani at the time he did and his evidence for the strike
      • Mike Pompeo's quick summary of the action and what it reveals about how to talk persuasively
      • The Good vs Evil archetype and the struggle of American prosperity
      • One commonly used Value Judgment language pattern and how it was used to delete who actually is making a decision on whether something is good or bad
      • And more!
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      • 52: Knocking Down the Ivory Tower: The Republicans Respond

        How do Republicans deal with highly educated ivy league legal scholars telling them the president should be impeached? We hear from three House Republicans who vehemently fight back against witnesses and use rhetorical tricks to grab the upper hand.

        Listen to this episode for:

        • Who the Republicans consider to be "fact witnesses" and why Adam Schiff is on the list
        • Temporal (time-based) language predicates and how to use them to create persuasive "if, then" loops
        • The psychological driver of Commitment and Consistency and how it is being used to drive agreement among supporters of the president.
        • How a simple vocal shift can make it seem like you are highly intelligent and know what you are talking about
        • Using legal-based language that sounds more commonplace to force the left-leaning law professors to agree even though they didn't want to
        • The demation and slander polities of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
        • And more!
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        • 51: High Crimes and Misdemeanors

          What is the definition of a fact, and how can you convey those facts with authority? Several law professors spar on the alleged high crimes of President Trump, on which they have fundamental disagreement, in our look at the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry hearings.

          Listen to this episode to find out:

          • How Democrats set the foundation, and how Republicans erode that foundation one bit at a time.
          • Is this "Just the facts" examination a political circus, or something more – a close look at tactics of how we come to know truth?
          • Why Rep. Collins (R-Ga) gives one witness free reign to comment on anything that he wanted to say
          • The founders' interpretations of the powers of Kings. Could Baron Trump actually become "a Baron" in nobility?
          • "The Clock and the Calendar" and how simple household concepts can build familiarity with an argument that might not hold muster
          • The magic ratio that one witness speaks of, between an impeachment's foundation and it's weight
          • And more!
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          • 50: Prison Reform and Immigration Policy of Pete Buttieg

            Why is a mid-western white guy starting to become more popular with churchgoing black voters? Join us as we examine Pete Buttigieg's presidential speech at Rev. William Barber's Greensboro church.

            Listen to this episode to learn:

            • The reframing technique of frame busting and how you can use it to influence and persuade
            • Why Mayor Pete has not resonated with minorities in the past, and whether his current strategy is enough to get him more votes from a critical demographic
            • A thematic story featuring an immigrant, ICE, and how Pete's policies saved the day in South Bend
            • How one feel-good policy regarding a prison system lacks critical merit and how he manages to convince the crowd of his authenticity
            • An Ericksonian hypnosis device that you can practice yourself with your friends, relatives, and work colleagues, all while seeming to have a normal conversation
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            • 49: Buttigieg the Baptist: Mayor Pete Visits a Black Church

              What happens when this moderate Democrat attends an African American Church to promote his presidency? Mayor Pete Buttigieg attends the Greenleaf Christian Church where he is asked questions by the audience who wants to know if he is for real.

              During this episode you'll hear:

              • The religious predestination narrative that links Pete Buttigieg to President Trump in how they have used this one tactic
              • How Mayor Pete tries to bring his appeal to African Americans while still speaking to his base of white moderates
              • The structure of AB-BA logic and how a quote from the minister turns the crowd to his side
              • Can Mayor Pete do thematic appeals as well as Barack Obama? Hear his unity messaging in one of the clips.
              • How he backs away from a potentially toxic issue in Iowa to flip the script and invite in a solution
              • A potent non-verbal cue he uses that is meant to suggest his likelyhood to become president
              • And more!
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              • 48: The Coup has Started, Impeachment Inquiry Continued

                Staunch Republican Chris Stewart tells us that the coup has started, and impeachment will follow. We listen to the minority counsel for the Republicans as they interview Amb. William Taylor and George Kent, attempting to shape the narrative around the inquiry, along with more from Rep Jim Jordan.

                Join us in this episode as we break down:

                • Secrets, Leaks, and Opinions, and who is the true identity of the whistle blower?
                • How tag questions are being used to create agreement, and whether Ambassador William Taylor decides to play ball
                • Presuppositions of awareness are a hypnotic device used to direct attention in persuasive ways. Listen to hear how it is used in politics
                • A new language pattern that uses Domino Logic to leap between ideas
                • The 55 days theme, and why it is a strawman narrative
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                • 47: Jim Jordan's Tongue Twisters and the Impeachment Inquiry

                  In the first impeachment hearings, we examine congressman Jim Jordan's methods of persuasion and influence, along with a press conference clip featuring President Trump's framing of the whole process.

                  We begin with a softball question asked by right-leaning OAN's reporter who gives Donald Trump an easy platform to monologue the day away, and then take a listen to Jim Jordan as he procedes to persuade. We break down several of Jordan's devices of framing.

                  Take a listen to this episode to learn:

                  • How Jordan uses a classic car sales technique to convert a reluctant witness over to his side!
                  • The threat that John Ratcliff issues to Adam Schiff, disguised as simply part of parlimentary procedure
                  • Using repetition along with deductive fallacies to create confusion
                  • Tongue-twisters and what they have to do with the serious business of impeachment
                  • Overwhelming with ordinals - 6 people having 4 conversations in 1 sentence
                  • And more!
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                  • 46: They're Making Their Move: Alex Jones and Info Wars Pt 2

                    Why do rational people listen to irrational things? Conspiracy-theory laced TV host Alex Jones is featured on this episode where we discuss the Info Wars he claims are happening.

                    Listen to this episode to find out:

                    • How Jones takes an innocuous clip of James Comey and uses it to spin a fictional reality narrative
                    • A breakdown of just one clever sentence that combines mind reads, unspecified abstractions, and in-group/out-group thinking
                    • The GOP nightmare scenario that you need to be aware of
                    • The use of what Fritz Perls called Organ Language
                    • A super-spooky hypnotic outro that continues our Halloween theme!
                    • And more!
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                    • 45: Demon with a Red Wig: Alex Jones and Info Wars Pt 1

                      Alex Jones and Info Wars are back in this two-part episode, where we find out exactly how he manages to keep people listening, even after being banned on multiple platforms. Learn how he does it and how this applies to Donald Trump.

                      In this episode we cover:

                      • How Alex Jones accidentally reveals something that might imply he has actual brain damage
                      • Why God makes an appearance in his episodes and what that says about his persuadability
                      • Venturing down the Real Rabbit Hole and getting down to Brass Tacks
                      • How metaphors of Gifts and Team Building are used to disarm and control
                      • His music selection and why each song has a theme
                      • The psychological reasons why people would listen to him in the first place, the type of person who tends to listen, and how they get addicted. You might be surprised!
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                      Subliminally Correct is a bi-weekly podcast where two experts in subconscious messaging examine the intersection of politics, persuasion, and all the ways politicians and newsmakers are using psychological tactics to influence you every single day.