1- I just read a transcript of Obama's inaugural speech and he used "I" 3 times, not 2.
2- Inaugural addresses are strictly perfunctory, written by professional writers (although it is claimed Trump wrote his own address), and as full of platitudes and BS as the campaigns.
3- We never see the real person in an inaugural speech. The real question is: how many times did Obama refer to "I" or "Me" in every speech since? (It's a lot) While I couldn't stomach reading his farewell address, I've seen reports of personal pronoun use ranging from 75 to 86 in just that one speech, and 40 times just recently during the Chicago Cubs visit. Every speech in the last eight years, whether a State of the Union, a political function with foreign dignitaries, or even a campaign for Hillary, has been all about him, not us.
While this is a fair comparison as opposed to the many reported comparisons between Trump's inaugural speech and Obama's farewell speech, it is pointless. Only time will tell how narcissistic Trump may or may not become. Let's wait at least a year and reevaluate these two men.
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· 7 years ago
Interesting! I like how it's not one-sided - it's refreshing to see simply data.
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· 7 years ago
Except that it is. Too much of everything we read nowadays is skewed in some way.
On this chart, @guestwho mentioned that Obama actually used "I" more times than Trump did. I would normally think this is just raw data, but the fact that it's become a liberal pastime to bash Trump I would think it's a way to make Trump appear more selfish.
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· 7 years ago
Really? That's disappointing.
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· 7 years ago
It could be an error... but it was supposedly analyzed by a computer.
I wouldn't think a computer would make an error like that. It's possible, but since everything else is correct (to my knowledge) it's very suspicious.
In the transcript of Obama's first inaguration speech I counted three instances of "I" - the same as Trump. Again, inaugural addresses are really just traditional BS and don't mean diddley. I'm not sure why they felt the need to compare them. What I do find very interesting, however, is Obama's apparent refusal to use the word "American". It's almost like he has a deep seated hatred of America, it's founding and traditions, and the American culture. I'm surprised he didn't try to drastically change our entire nation while he was president.
Oh, wait...
2- Inaugural addresses are strictly perfunctory, written by professional writers (although it is claimed Trump wrote his own address), and as full of platitudes and BS as the campaigns.
3- We never see the real person in an inaugural speech. The real question is: how many times did Obama refer to "I" or "Me" in every speech since? (It's a lot) While I couldn't stomach reading his farewell address, I've seen reports of personal pronoun use ranging from 75 to 86 in just that one speech, and 40 times just recently during the Chicago Cubs visit. Every speech in the last eight years, whether a State of the Union, a political function with foreign dignitaries, or even a campaign for Hillary, has been all about him, not us.
On this chart, @guestwho mentioned that Obama actually used "I" more times than Trump did. I would normally think this is just raw data, but the fact that it's become a liberal pastime to bash Trump I would think it's a way to make Trump appear more selfish.
I wouldn't think a computer would make an error like that. It's possible, but since everything else is correct (to my knowledge) it's very suspicious.
Oh, wait...