First, we start with the tone of absolute certainty, which is applied to the words “You give me just one shot, Bill, and believe me . . .” Next, we smoothly transition from the tonality of absolute certainty to the tonality of utter sincerity, which is applied to the words “. . . you’re going to be very, very impressed . . .” And then lastly, we transition from the tonality of utter sincerity to the tonality of the reasonable man, which is applied to the words “. . . sound fair enough?” And this implies that you’re a reasonable man making a reasonable statement.

