“Donald Trump Assures Voters That They’ll Never Know What He’ll Do As President”: Why would anyone brag about unpredictability or have puzzling inconsistency?
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According to an article in New York Magazine, Mr. Trump is proud of being unpredictable (1).
According to an article in New York Magazine, Mr. Trump is proud of being unpredictable (1).
Unpredictability to gain a competitive advantage is a well-known tactic. But what if a person were unpredictable in ways that were not a competitive advantage?
A person could be unpredictable due to stupidity, or because of hidden motives and interests. But what if the person is not stupid, and his changes in opinion cannot always be explained by plausible motives and interests?
For all I know, Trump’s alleged unpredictability may always be completely explainable by his wish to gain a competitive advantage. But it is unusual for a person who is seeking political office to brag about his unpredictability. It makes me wonder if it is a cover story to explain away behavior that he, himself, sees as puzzlingly inconsistent. (Search “puzzling inconsistency” in this blog.)
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