PhonZhi
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Articulate? Eloquent?
Stephen A is a lot of things but he's neither of those.
I REALLY Wish I Could Speak Like Stephan A. Smith
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Bilz
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at you too. He's not. He uses the same tricks that most of the political heads use. They control the conversation, they control the guests, and they can control when and where they can be challenged. It's easy to not be made a fool of when you don't really let anyone pick apart your points.It's basic matter-of-fact storytelling with an overly aggressive tone. In a debate about the capital of New Mexico, he'll spend 5 minutes telling you that New Mexico borders Arizona and toss in a few vocab words (extremely forced, at that)
You'll be like "
damn he's right"The rest of us will be like "
we already knew Arizona bordered New Mexico, but you're still fukking wrong about Albuquerque being the capital you cul de sac rocking son of a bytch"SAS is not that articulate or eloquent. He has a lot confidence and speaks with conviction even when he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. Throw in the condescending tone, and he can be very persuasive.
PhonZhi
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It's basic matter-of-fact storytelling with an overly aggressive tone. In a debate about the capital of New Mexico, he'll spend 5 minutes telling you that New Mexico borders Arizona and toss in a few vocab words (extremely forced, at that)
You'll be like "
The rest of us will be like "
but dont u have to be pretty articulate to do this?? jus because dude maybe wrong at times doesnt mean he's not highly articulate. this is EXACTLY wat a politicians main talent is. bein able to sway a mass amount of peoples thoughts and opinions through words. few of us has this gift the way he has it
Billy Preston
All Star
it's called education you should start there.
Nah, breh there's plenty of educated people that aren't good at articulating their thoughts. Doesn't mean their idiots though. Some people just have trouble articulating what they want to say.
I agree & disagree.
He's more eloquent that given credit for. I've heard him on Steve Harvey and Fox news before and he speaks in a much calmer tone and can hold his own.
But yeah, if you can speak with confidence and force, you can be wrong and they'll still clap for you. I've seen it in corp. America.
Someone will get up in a meeting and say some dumb ass idea and say it with conviction & confidence. The rest of us in there are like
, while the execs are like
Bilz
Superstar
No, you just have to stack the deck in your favor. Are your thoughts or opinions ever swayed by this idiot?
PhonZhi
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Is Tebow The Most Polarizing Athlete Ever? - YouTube lol at this shutdown of Mr.1.4
QuarterCenturyLegend
Stoopid Life
I really hope the OP is on some bath salt. Why the fukk would you want to speak like SCREAMIN A. Smith? Dude, just cause he's on your television feeding useless brains along w/ Skip Bayless doesn't mean he's cold. He screams to get his point across. This is who you look up to? If you'd like to be the company joke everyday, by all means live your life. What do you say? Y.O.L.O.? 
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
you have missed the point
It's basic matter-of-fact storytelling with an overly aggressive tone. In a debate about the capital of New Mexico, he'll spend 5 minutes telling you that New Mexico borders Arizona and toss in a few vocab words (extremely forced, at that)
You'll be like "
The rest of us will be like "
no one in this thread, except Hey Clemenza, is saying that dude convinces people he is right. Most have been critical of his use of his talent, but if you dont think this dude is a great speaker, and by comparing him to politicians you are admitting that, then you are just full of shyt. Dude has a gift of gab that he doesnt use properly.
He is the very definition of eloquent.
PhonZhi
Veteran
breh i would say he uses it juuust right. Bottomline:dude gets PAID to TALK. like i said hate him or love him....there's no denying his talk game
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
well when I say properly, I mean that this dudes actually knows what he is talking about. He is a fukktard who has no idea what he is talking about on most subjects.
I will never forget when he said that the Chargers should kicked a field goal on 3rd down in a playoff game instead of going for it because if they miss, they would get a chance to re-kick on 4th down. He said this on Sports Reporters. He tried to argue it too.
PhonZhi
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yea i gotcha. but that jus goes with the territory when debating sports. EVERYBODY thinks they're right. but the way he conveys his thoughts i guarantee he had millions of ppl agreeing like
"damn he right, they SHOULD have kicked it on 3rd" lol
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
no, he was very wrong and was shut down quickly. I never had that thought because I know the rules of the game, but it may have worked with people who dont know the rules of the NFL. Just like how politicians and preachers feast on the ignorant (oops, I shouldnt have said thatyea i gotcha. but that jus goes with the territory when debating sports. EVERYBODY thinks they're right. but the way he conveys his thoughts i guarantee he had millions of ppl agreeing like
)$lim
All Star
I get tired of his big ass mouth sometimes and have to mute the tv. He's a good talker no doubt but I don't like people who talk too much in real life so listening to this nikka talk about non NBA subjects its like who gives a fukk what u think about golf and MLB shut up nikka.