Kenton Knepper - Wonder Words 1.pdf - K - animga

K E N T O N K N E PPER

VOLUME ONE

QUICK REFERENCE

REMINDERS

Dedicated to

My wife Shawno

For all of her persistence,

assistance and love.

WONDER WORDS

Quick Reference Reminders

UNSPECIFIED REFERENTIAL INDEX:

The noun being; talked about is not specific. The spectators must

subconsciously apply these words to themselves and their own personal

experience.

Word Examples: People, they, everyone, us, their, the public, humans,

dollar bills, cards, money, credit cards, etc.

UNSPECIFIED VERBS:

These are "action words" that are not totally specific. Entire actions can

be ignored or removed from the audience's experience.

Word Examples: Taken, secured, thinking, selected, decision, decided,

choice, chose, received, obtained, took., fastened, guarded, tied, protected,

asked, visualized, pictured, opted for, etc.

CLAIMING TO KNOW:

This is when the performer claims to know the thoughts and or feelings of

a spectator.

These words help establish rapport as well as direct the spectator's

thoughts and attention.

Word Examples: "You know", "I know", "You doubt", "People think

that", "You're thinking", "You're probably wondering if, "You think",

"You don't believe me", "You don't think, that", etc.

METAPHOR RESTRICTION VIOLATIONS:

This is when you attribute "powers", actions or thoughts to someone or

something that cannot have such thoughts or "powers''

Spectators subconsciously apply such words to the performer. At

times the spectator will apply such words to themselves. In either case, the

spectator must decide subconsciously how to make these statements fit their

personal experience.

Word Examples : Performer says to spectator "You're amazing!

How did you do that?!" or "I can't believe it! You're great!” Also" The

crystal is", "The card says", etc

PRESUPPOSITION FORMULA: "As (blank) as (blank)"

Presuppositions are words and phrases that contain a hidden assumption.

Spectators tend to take this hidden message as true.

Presuppositions are useful in directing, claiming, suggesting and

influencing a spectator or audience. Presuppositions are the backbone of

linguistic deception.

Word Examples : "As INTUITIVE as YOU ARE", "As IMPORTANT

as YOU ARE", "As IMPOSSIBLE as THIS SEEMS", "As

INCREDIBLE as THIS SOUNDS", "As FAIR as YOUR CHOICE WAS",

"As SLOPPY as THESE CARDS WERE MIXED", "As

UNLIKELY as THIS COULD BE", etc.

PRESUPPOSITIONS : Adverbs and Adjectives Word Examples:

amazed, surprised, startled, curious, strange, odd, funny, weird,

fortuitous, wonder, bizarre, peculiar, unique, etc.

PRESUPPOSITIONS ; Adverbs ending in "ly":

Add the suffix -ly to any adverb, and you create a presupposition.

Any statements after such words tend to be accepted as true.

Word Examples: Obviously, clearly, naturally, actually,

virtually, rarely, fortunately, evidently, apparently, seemingly,

usually, normally, typically, currently, absolutely, positively, actually,

etc.

COMPLEX GENERALIZATIONS AS PRESUPPOSITIONS:

You make a compound or combined statement as follows:

Make a statement. Pause. Make another statement.

The subconscious tends to combine these two statements into one single

thought.

Examples:

• "You seem to be a friendly person...." (Pause) " You

should have no trouble at all following my directions."

• "Some people do not believe in E.S.P" (Pause) "Some people

don't believe we landed on the moon."

QUOTES:

Make any statement you want to make, but attribute that statement to

someone else. You don't have to take personal responsibility for the

statement - after all "they" said it!

Examples:

• "The other day a man said to me..."

• "Once a young woman came up to me after a show and said..."

• "I was doing this the other night and a fellow said to me..."

COMPARATIVE -EST PRESUPPOSITIONS:

Presuppositions created by words that end with the suffix -est These

words make a hidden comparison, with one part of the comparison

actually missing.

Word Examples: B est, smartest, fastest, craziest, funniest, silliest,

hardest, brightest, wildest, toughest, strongest, lightest, heaviest, quickest,

etc.

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