interesting research by Pennebaker and colleagues found that depressed people use “I” more than non-depressed people, arguably because their low mood causes them to fixate on themselves. To add even more confusion, Professor Richard Wiseman has conducted studies to show that including “I” in a claim is more common in truth-tellers, but omitting “I” can signal a deception. In Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, he used “I” 29 times and “we” only once. To compare, President Obama’s 2012 speech used “I” a whopping 88 times… but then he also used “we” ten times. What does it all mean>
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