Speechless: The Trump Effect

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If you’re trying to talk to someone who doesn’t seem to be listening, or to be fully coherent, or who switches premises in mid-conversation, or who even conjures up falsehoods without shame, there comes a point when you’re inclined to give up. If the dialogue approaches the Full Orwell (“War is peace,” “Freedom is slavery,” and all that), your instinctive reaction might be as simple as speechlessness.

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