Git Diagramming "The Weave"
10 days ago
- #US Politics
- #Visualization
- #Speech Analysis
- The US President is known for his oratory skills and claims to have 'the best words'.
- He describes his speaking style as 'the weave', where he talks about multiple topics that supposedly come together brilliantly.
- A recent Oval Office event highlighted his tendency to jump between unrelated topics, such as tariffs and a FIFA event.
- The article explores the idea of visualizing his speeches using a git-graph-style diagram to track his branching narratives.
- A transcript of a four-minute speech is provided, showing ten distinct themes or 'branches'.
- The visualization attempts to model his speech patterns, including callbacks to previous statements ('cherry-picking').
- The President's speeches often include common grievances and rhetorical themes, jumping between topics without clear cohesion.
- The article concludes that his speeches are a 'mishmash of talking points' when broken down.