00:00Donald Trump has become known for his inflammatory and sometimes wild posts on social media
00:04But what is often overlooked is his linguistic style in general for instance in a recent post on truth social
00:11He capitalized the phrases first debate second debate and radical left candidate
00:16And this is just one oddity in his writing and speech patterns now experts are weighing in telling HuffPost what this says about the GOP
00:23Presidential candidate linguist and co-host of the because language podcast
00:28Daniel Midgley says that Trump's use of highlighting certain words or topics is how he controls the conversation
00:34Explaining when Trump settles on a topic and hammers away at it using lies or outrageous bluster
00:39It has the effect of setting the agenda for everyone saying that's exactly what he was doing during his debate with Harris when this happened
00:45They're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats with Midgley adding the story was debunked and ridiculed
00:53But that didn't matter because what was everyone discussing immigration an area where Trump feels solid
00:59So what about his use of capitalization professor of communications and journalism Jennifer Murchia says it's all about boosting outrage
01:06Explaining to HuffPost he is the first president to take advantage of outrage media and the algorithmic bias toward outrage and use it for
01:14Campaigning and the presidency adding that well to many all caps feels like shouting to those who find his posts relatable
01:20It likely feels impassioned
01:22instead
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