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According to Donald Trump, the best words come from--Donald Trump! What if he's right? What if his 4th grade vocabulary is actually changing expectations of public discourse? What if 77 words are really all that's needed from a president? Episode 9 explores how political speech is eliminating facts and content, reducing it to simple emotional triggers that provoke strong feelings and reinforce categorical thinking. Bonus: Rudy Guliani, America's Mayor, reclassifies truth as...not truth.

According to Donald Trump, the best words come from--Donald Trump! What if he's right? What if his 4th grade vocabulary is actually changing expectations of public discourse? What if 77 words are really all that's needed from a president? Episode 9 explores how political speech is eliminating facts and content, reducing it to simple emotional triggers that provoke strong feelings and reinforce categorical thinking. Bonus: Rudy Guliani, America's Mayor, reclassifies truth as...not truth.