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The Winning Words of Candidates
November 2, 2012 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been posturing and pontificating for what feels like forever; not even superstorm Sandy could slow them much. Their speeches are wildly applauded (by supporters, at least), closely analyzed and as… Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, Chatain Narain, election, language, mathematics, Obama, party, personality, president, Romney, speech, vote, winning, words
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A very slippery story
June 25, 2010 The usual key to staying on top in the murky world of politics is to control the narrative. And, by all linguistic accounts, Barack Obama’s control of the oil spill narrative has slipped away. In his best Churchill impression, he spo… Continue reading
Political Parlance
April 16, 2008 The words we use speak volumes about who we are. If you’ve ever applied for a job, you’ve felt the pressure of trying to sell yourself as the ideal candidate. You have to choose your words carefully. You want to come across as intel… Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, campaign, deception, election, Hillary Clinton, language, Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count, McCain, Obama, Pennebaker, Skillicorn, speech, text analysis
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