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LuckyCharms

(17,454 posts) Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:07 PM Aug 2017

"On many sides. On many sides"

He does this often...repeats something two and sometimes even three times for emphasis.

Over the years, I have found this usually means that someone is trying to convince you that what is coming out of their mouth is not complete bullshit.

Believe me. Believe me.

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"On many sides. On many sides" (Original Post) LuckyCharms Aug 2017 OP

It's a speech technique employed against lower IQ individuals lapfog_1 Aug 2017 #1

Exactly. n/t LuckyCharms Aug 2017 #2

I think he was off script genxlib Aug 2017 #3

lapfog_1

(29,218 posts)

1. It's a speech technique employed against lower IQ individuals

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:11 PM

Aug 2017

to erase whatever came before and emphasize the repeated phrase.

Trump uses this often to distract from other remarks or to emphasize a lie.

LuckyCharms

(17,454 posts)

2. Exactly. n/t

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:11 PM

Aug 2017

genxlib

(5,529 posts)

3. I think he was off script

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 04:29 PM

Aug 2017

Up until that point, he was clearly reading a prepared statement.

When he said "on many sides" he looked up and spoke faster.

I think he was throwing a great big qualifier on words that were written for him.

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