Feb 10th notes

Gone through many contentions.

When writing the title for a contention, make it all about the why. When you are writing it, follow it up with a short phrase or write it in a way where you break your contention up into a couple of contentions so it does not make each contention gentle, and instead gets to specifics. For example, "The US needs to join the ICC to be safe." Why would they be safer?

Think cause and effect when you are writing the actual parts of contentions: “Because this has not happened, this will happen.” Use analogies; how will you take someone relevant and present your facts with it?

If you use AI for research, try putting in some of your text like, “I want more research in cause and effect.” Always rewrite everything in your own words. You will remember it, and it will come off as genuine. You can see people want to talk about it.

When someone is looking up to the right when they are talking, they are trying to remember something. Someone who is making a lot of eye contact is really into the subject.

Pick examples that seem unique. Ask AI, “Give me back 50 analogies that will act like hooks.”

Hooks is a keyword.

“This happened and then this happened.” You are able to connect the dots! You now know the whole story and didn't just take a few things from a few sources.

When you are talking, use these certain hand gestures: slowly move your fingers in a circle in a gun-looking hand shape; it gets them invested.

When you are in a crossfire, push one hand down like you are solving a box.

When you are showing your points, make your hands in a square-like motion.

Feel very confident. You don't need to just show confidence in yourself; show it in what you know.

When in doubt, pose it as a question.