I still cant believe they threw him under the bus for Biden

I also find it interesting how Sanders starts with the context, I guess he knows that if he starts with the answer ("Yes, but") people are only going to listen to the first bit and then tune out the nuance. Embedding the answer in the context encourages people to see the nuance (and makes it harder to cut it in a way that misrepresents him).

i wish bernie was younger so he still had a few more tries :(

when Bernie dropped out, I've heard my heart cracking😭💔

i wonder if they're consciously aware of the mechanisms of speaking that they use, or if they've just evolved organically throughout their careers ??

It’s worth noting, that’s about the 500th time he’s answered that exact question. Several times a day. He’s really honed it to be effective, even more so since then.

Bernie Sanders. The greatest President that the United States never had. As a non-American, I'm sorry you missed out on what could have been. Nearly everything he was proposing are things that are taken for granted in many other developed countries.

They picked Biden over Bernie. Ugh.

Bernie sounds like a rapper with a beat behind him.

Every high school speech teacher: "Write that down! Write that down!"

Imagine president sanders. Imagine a just world. Imagine a sensible America.

It's not HOW he answers a questions. He ANSWERS questions. That's it.

How Bloomberg answers a question: So how much money do I have to throw at you too get to support me?

This may be lost in the sea of comments but your visual style *really* has come into it's own lately. This video especially. I watched it twice, once to hear what you had to say, and again to just absorb your emphasis through visuals. Really great stuff.

I literally just got an ad for Bernie before this

From someone who produces and edits content for a living: Your video editing decisions here are brilliant. The content itself is insightful as well. Well done, my man. Subscribed!

8:17 Always loved that moment when the bird flies up to Bernie's podium, nice way to end a great video! :)

7:58 On point here. Makes you wonder. The short answer seems negative but when reinforced with context then the question seems stupid.

Now do how Pete Buttigieg answers a question: "The form of our freedom is the substance from which liberty bestows faith that our people will unite in the future we will triumph against democracy freedom unite around issue freedom!"

Oh, I'm sorry, did did I just listen to a great analysis of political speech? I was so distracted by the amazing graphics and animation used, that I thought I was watching another art video. Thank you for all the work you do to produce these stunning videos, in both visuals and explanations.

I’ve never understood the “Bernie yells” criticism. Raising your voice isn’t yelling. Mechanics yell. Bernie speaks loudly.

Bernie’s answers are what I’ve always looked for in a politician, and which has denied to us by sound bite media: A considered answer, provided with context, explaining their reasoning and its significance.

Sorry Bernie, you have to have a population with common sense for your plan to work

He is an honest politician. Which is also why he wouldn't ever be in real power. Because many people wouldn't want to see that happen.

Bernie's housekeeper: how would you like me to clean your windows? Bernie: Let's. Be. Clear.

6:10 Sanders is asked THE question: "Is there an increase blah blah ...?" His first move, what I call a mutterance, (missed by Nerdwriter) is: "Good." He FIRST affirms Colbert thus displaying a complete lack of fear of the question. An audience reads your fear or courage. What you do FIRST is what matter most. If you flinch, you suck, if you lock eyes and grin, you win. Sanders AFFIRMS the question with "good," thus completely DISARMING Colbert. Everything else is filler as long as he does not stumble. Nerdwriter does well with the follow through, but it is the setup that opens the listener to accepting it.

7:50 Mark Rober viewers be like: I knowww that musiiic...

Man, Nerdwriter really never disappoints. I always get goosebumps after watching his video essays. Loved the Trump one, and absolutely loved this one, too. Keep up the brilliant work!

That's amazing and so was your last video from the "answers a question" series, please do more of these and more rhetorics stuff, we'd love that!

I mean, free healthcare sounds nice and everything, but 4 years of Larry David playing the president on SNL is where it's at.

Sanders had a rare gift: formidably detailed knowledge of policy combined with easy, colloquial language. Therefore, he can inform his audience without sounding different from them.

I really enjoy these videos where you breakdown peoples speech. It's really interesting how you provide context to the choices people make in words and what they emphasis in each sentence. The video essay is an incredibly powerful form the communication. Thank you for being a great example of what this art form can be. I look forward to watching what comes next. Cheers. ~E

How Biden Answers a Question: "come on man!"

Stephen: *asks a question* . . . Nerdwriter: *after rigorous analysis of a sophisticated contextual answer* 'What a stupid question'.

This is very insightful. I like watching your documentaries -- they're well-written and well-edited. And I like listening to your voice -- well-modulated.

How Trump answer a question: he doesn't.

he's still a veteran politician who had to deal with bad framing his entire career so this should not come as much of a surprise.

Colbert is sitting there thinking: “I pay nothing for my health insurance yearly”

I wonder how much of Bernie's rhetorical style comes from the fact he's a New York Jew. Because he does very much does still have their accent.The vaguely yelling thing he's always doing? That's just how Jews speak when they're impassioned about something. He sounds very similar to my primary care doctor, another old New York Jew. The fact is that if you grow up Jewish, you naturally end up learning a certain amount of rhetoric. Arguing and questioning is kind of our thing. I've talked with my friends about how Bernie's Jewish-ness influences his politics (something I'll expand on if there's interest), but since I come from a west coast reform synagogue, I'm not really qualified to talk specifically about the New York Jew cultural aspect of it. Two things you didn't mention that I've noticed myself, is that at first it looks like that Bernie is doing the typical "politician dance around the question thing", but he's doing it in an ethical way. He jumps away from the question and illustrates context, keeping so he doesn't create exploitable soundbites (such as "yes, but"), and does eventually come back to the question, saying 'the common people will save money and taxes will only increase on the wealthy'. Also the hands. I think they're as important to creating his rhythm as his word choice. He also uses them to visually demonstrate his point, swiping to one side whenever he says "gone" in your example. and miming "signing up" at the end.

Huge fan of the incredibly creative AND enlighteningly comprehensive work you do. Seriously, well done and thank you. I don't know if you're gonna ever see this but, i think it would be awesome if you made a tutorial-esque (or not) video(s) on how you edit because honestly that's what ties your work together so beautifully. Please and thank you?

Nerdwriter really trying to hit us South Carolinians like this with a Bernie video the day before our primary? Gonna go see him in 2 hours here in Aiken, S.C.

I bet you were excited in college when the professor assigned an essay.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the perfect beat sync at 4:02 and the music finale sync at 7:20? This video (like your others) is a masterpiece!

Jesus Christ, imagine having to do a break down of Biden’s speaking style ‘Yeah it’s bad, it’s real bad, no this guy is falling asleep on his feet... we’re screwed ‘

"Regardless, they have a powerful messenger" Beautiful words.

I feel like answering a question as a politician without giving context, is like playing Russian roulette where all but one chambers has a nuclear weapon in it.

@nerdwriter1, I just found you on here and I’m excited to consume what you’ve put out into the universe. Thank you for this content.

I love how Nerdwriter1 breaks it down with that sweet, sweet voice and cartoon soundtrack.

When nerdwriter starts to pull out the Mark Rober music, you know shit's about to go down.

Can you do one on Joe Biden? Always find it amusing how he struggles to construct political talking points.

My favorite bit was about the squarespace. The music... ugh so good. And the content - where DO I sign up y'all? Man. What a great deal. The art, therein...

Intelligent, wonderfully nuanced, and elegantly delivered content. Gotta love it.

Bernie has to change the framing of questions first. They're out for snippets where he says what they want him to say.

I like how you address that Sanders ends up reframing the original question to be a commentary about the world-view that he's fighting against. It's such a helpful way to explain why so many of his followers are about fighting against a broken system and why the ideas feel radical when they're ultimately just about taking a better and more simple approach.

The music went perfectly with the explanations in the video. Kudos.

Winter is Coming .... Get out your Mittens & Parka Uncle Bernie .... we need you healthy and warm to keep the faith and keep fighting for us. GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU BERNIE! Now and Always .... Feel the Bern!! ✨😇✨

"He [Bernie] uses more compound sentences." Based on the examples you highlighted, I think you meant "complex sentences" (in the syntactic sense).

"Let's...Be...Clear." - Bernie Every Time Anyplace

Very well laid out. Thank you

I loved this video, remained unbiased as possible and displayed the information professionally

How Biden answers a question: "You should probably vote for somebody else"

Imagine if he made a video like this but with Joe Biden. It would be hilarious and sad at the same time.

Great video, thank you for making this!

Love it! Please keep these coming!

That bird flying onto his podium in the middle of a speech in front of that many people is always amazing to me. Not just that it happened but, the crowd noticing, they point it out to him, he recognizes it, then it flies to him. I'm not putting any belief into it, it was awesome though.

Nerdwriter: makes a video comparing the ways Sanders and Trump talk Also Nerdwriter: fails to mention the word "YUGE"

4:18 that reverb on "gone" though

Those are such insightful analysis , I instantly became a fan when Donald video came out, can you tell me what topics can I read to learn more about how people communicate ? I find it so fascinating

I want Nerdwriter to analize how I talk

7:14 - I just want to say the way that you emphasized those specific words was soooo smooth. 10/10 editing as always.

Thank you for making this analysis!

Very interesting! Thanks for this.

The things about sanders answers are that he may take a long time but unlike other politicians he always answers the questions

the background music at the end made me feel like mark rober was going to jump in lmao

Brilliant analysis, thank you!

I appreciate the objective reviews of such things like this.

Take a listen to NZ’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden. Listening to her is like listening to a pro wrestler doing promo. It’s amazing.

Nice analysis Nerd Writer. Bernie (vs) Trump in the Presidential debates will be very high profile clash - it would be like a world cup final in fifa, football/soccer.

Language is so fascinating. Thank you for making this.

Hey I was just wondering if you can analyze law and order. Love your knowledge and perspective on things.

I'm backing Bernie, that being said I find that he is most effective by speaking in a quieter tone ( such as here ), and demonstrated superbly when he addressed the town hall meeting [ Fox News ]

"Politics is the art of words" Jimi Hendrix

And dems picked Biden over Bernie 🤦🏽‍♀️

I friggin Love you Evan. You make me a little more proud of our whole species. Well done, my friend. Do not stop.

You have a weird and almost envious combination of analytical skills and creative sense. Big fan :)

Just imagine if the democratic party had nominated Sanders in the first instance.

thats the content im on youtube for. thank you!

7:50 I thought I was watching Mark Rober for a second lol.

listen to this man, he’s being 100% truthful I live in Canada. It’s not perfect up here but no one goes bankrupt. We get first world healthcare and we pay nothing out of pocket. Prescription drugs are subsidized with benefits provided by 99% of employers. You may have to wait for special operations that are non- life threatening. I have family and friends on both sides of the border. They can’t understand why people in Canada are not worried about healthcare costs. That being said cost of housing , hydro etc has risen extremely in recent years

You'd have fun doing an analysis on Nina Turner!

Superb analysis, this was really interesting ☺

Awesome! Thanks for this!

Really liked the ending - such a cool moment with the Bird landing on the podium✌🏼

The similarity of Amy Klobuchar's and Hillary Clinton's style of speech: "I..." "I..." "I...." "I was the first one who said...." " I was the one who proposed...." I was the first who...." " I said...." " I. did.." " I....." "I ...."

Love this video - anymore plans to breakdown speeches / diction?

Under Bernie's legislation: Doctor: " Mr. Walter White, you've got cancer and the state will cover your treatment" Walter: "Ok, I'll continue my teaching career then" BB ends at episode 1

"Communicating effectively. You know, like Hitler" - CNN

I feel like he actually answered Stephens question which is so rare.

I gotta say, this is an exceptionally adept analysis. Well done!

My heart is broken, we need Bernie.