Re: Trouble in Hamiltown?

Aug 15, 2026 1 Replies

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>> "Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) tripped over her tongue
>> during a Sunday interview on MSNBC, saying former President Donald
>> Trump ?needs to be shot? over his alleged mishandling of classified
>> documents before quickly correcting herself to say that he should be >> ?stopped.?"
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>Freudian slip, IMHO.

I don't believe in Freudian slips. Here's an AI explanation of the phenomenon. The prompt was:

"Are the so-called Freudian Slips a genuine phenomenon, or are they rather innocent slips of the tongue?"

*** AI Overview Most slips of the tongue are innocent cognitive accidents caused by how the brain processes language, rather than deep revelations of the unconscious. While psychoanalysis views verbal errors as hidden desires breaking through, cognitive science explains them as routine glitches in attention, memory, and speech production.

The Cognitive Explanation (Innocent Slips)

Brain mechanics: Speaking requires complex sorting of words, sounds, and grammar in milliseconds.

Interference: Similar-sounding words or active mental habits can accidentally substitute for the intended word.

Triggers: Fatigue, stress, high speed, and distraction make these normal linguistic misfires much more likely. ...

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Very plausible explanation, I think.

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