And BTW, I don't merely mean "provoke", in a vapid way. I still believe Trump and people like him, consciously or not, speak in ways such that the audience or other discussants will fill in the blanks, themselves (as Lakoff pointed out). Similar techniques are "dog whistling" and poetry. This is one of the reasons so many people prefer one-on-one meetings over groups. The larger the group, the more difficult it is to rely on this sort of invocation. I posit that it's also the cause of the dissonance long-term friends of Trump have experienced since the start of his campaign. One-on-one, Trump probably seems like a pretty nice person ... because his comm. style is an adaptive invocation.
I had a boss like this once. I consistently irritated him by taking notes and bringing up topics we'd previously discussed in private, at staff meetings. He hated it. But the staff loved it. I'm a bit torn whether or not "evocation" is a more fitting concept, though. But evocation seems to imply a shared understanding between the parties. Invocation seems to allow cautionary tales ... like don't play with black magick and such ... the demon might escape the pentagram you drew on the floor. On 12/29/2017 09:49 AM, uǝlƃ ☣ wrote: > You called it, Gillian. Trump and his ilk (Milo, Spencer, etc.) thrive on > their ability to invoke. Beliefs and knowledge take a back seat, which is > why they are so capable of munging the facts and changing their tune when > confronted. > > So I have to disagree fundamentally with Nick, Merle, Tom, Frank, and Pamela. > He's not "that stupid". In fact, that question is irrelevant. He simply > knows how to push the buttons, especially of the well-intentioned people who > care about beliefs and knowledge. > > On 12/29/2017 09:40 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: >> He is one of these: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll > -- ☣ uǝlƃ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
