Comments on: How To Be a Business Pundit – 7 Easy Ways To Sound Smarter Than You Really Are

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:23:53 +0000

Three has to be my favorite. Have run into that one quite often.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:00:32 +0000

I didn’t realize Carrabba’s was national until your post. Here in Houston, they are a tradition, as the company got it’s starts here.

The story behind the Chicken Bryan name is that it’s a memorial to Johnny Carrabba’s great-grandparents who immigrated from Sicily and settled in Bryan / College Station, Texas.

The restaurant is very much into linking back to family, friends and their history. There are a number of menu items which hint to that history.

Which I guess is a smart idea to becoming a business pundit — if you sense there is a story behind something, ask for it — people love sharing stories.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:31:54 +0000

And another one: as long as you speak with confidence, 76% of people are more likely to believe you.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:52:40 +0000

Ah excellent, few things are ever as enjoyable as unbridled cynicism.You should check out Schopenhauer’s “The Art of Controversy”. There’s an abridged version here:

http://www.teach12.com/ttc/figs/38waystowin.asp

Sophistry and rhetoric will always be driving forces.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:02:59 +0000

Hey Rob, great list! Just for fun, take a look at wikipedia's collection of fallacies for some more (weak) deception tactics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies