Ben Shapiro is exactly who I’ve heard this in reference to. In his case, it’s like an avalanche of “facts” and stats and stuff, which may be real in some sense or have some grain of truth, but it’s not like you’re going to be able to fact check them on the spot, or look at the data with the appropriate care and nuance to figure out how to interpret it… He just looks informed and the opponent looks baffled so he wins I guess.
Donald Trump on the other hand just does this free-associating stream of consciousness rambling that I’m not sure is even lucid enough to count… Like I don’t think he’s usually trying to mount arguments or seem like “the smartest in the room” the way Ben Shapiro is, he just… Says stuff.
Ben Shapiro is exactly who I’ve heard this in reference to. In his case, it’s like an avalanche of “facts” and stats and stuff, which may be real in some sense or have some grain of truth, but it’s not like you’re going to be able to fact check them on the spot, or look at the data with the appropriate care and nuance to figure out how to interpret it… He just looks informed and the opponent looks baffled so he wins I guess.
Donald Trump on the other hand just does this free-associating stream of consciousness rambling that I’m not sure is even lucid enough to count… Like I don’t think he’s usually trying to mount arguments or seem like “the smartest in the room” the way Ben Shapiro is, he just… Says stuff.