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A bombshell revelation is rocking the political world today as it is revealed the letter released by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who claims the letter was written by Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford, is a fake that could not possibly have been authored by Ford.
Inconsistencies in the letter were first noticed by Dannielle Blumenthal PhD (@DrDannielle on Twitter). I have conducted significant additional analysis (see below) and included the problems noticed by Dr. Blumenthal. In total, there are now fourteen errors or problems in the âDr. Fordâ letter that indicate it was not authored by Dr. Ford.
Both Dr. Blumenthal and I are imminently qualified to assess the writing level and composition of letters and articles. Dr. Blumenthal has a Ph.D. in sociology and a bachelorâs degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on creative writing (h/t to The Gateway Pundit). She has been a professional writer for 30 years and spent 2.5 years handling constituent letters sent to members of Congress. For my part, I have a bachelorâs degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on technical writing. As the editor of one of the largest independent media organizations in the world, I oversee the writing and publishing of over 30 news articles each day and have overseen the hiring of hundreds of writers based on their writing and composition skills. I am also a published science writer with a No. 1 best-selling science book on Amazon.com (âFood Forensicsâ). It doesnât mean my own writing is completely error-free, but you donât see experienced writers making ânewbieâ mistakes at the high frequency spotted in this Dr. Ford letter.
I have added to Dr. Blumenthalâs analysis after discovering additional discrepancies in the letter. Both Dr. Blumenthal and myself agree that the letter released by Sen. Dianne Feinstein is almost certainly a fake. It could not have possibly been written by Christine Blasey Ford, who has a Ph.D. and is a highly educated individual with several decades of writing experience.
Letâs take a look at why.
Note: You can see the original letter at this Document Cloud link.
BOMBSHELL: Christine Blasey Fordâs letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein revealed to be a total FAKE⌠contains 14 glaring errors that could only be committed by a poorly educated writer
#1) âin evaluatingâ should be âto evaluatingâ
The opening sentence of the letter states, âI am writing with information relevant in evaluating the current nominee to the Supreme Court.â This is an error. A Ph.D. would correctly state the letter offers information relevant to evaluating the nominee, not âinâ evaluating. In fact, a truly intelligent person would write, âI am writing with information relevant to the evaluation of the current nomineeâŚâ
#2) The font size is altered in the line that mentions Brett Kavanaughâs name
The font size of the first line of the second paragraph, where Brett Kavanaughâs name is first mentioned, is oddly 140% the size of all the other lines in the document. This could indicate one of several things: 1) The line may have been altered after the fact by a person who failed to be careful in carrying out an attempted document alteration. 2) The document may have been printed on a printer that suffered a line feed problem on that one particular line. However, this problem would typically reveal horizontal white stripes in the line, and such lines do not appear. 3) The line may have been added in a rushed, last-minute fashion without careful attention to the font size.
#3) â1980âsâ should be â1980sâ â and any Ph.D. would immediately spot this obvious error
The first sentence in the second paragraph contains a glaring error. It states that ââŚsexually assaulted me during High School in the early 1980âs.â This use of the apostrophe in the â1980âsâ is a very common error made by people who possess poor writing skills, but those who are highly educated know that the proper construction is â1980sâ (without an apostrophe). Why no apostrophe? Because it indicates possession, of course. And the â1980â isnât possessing anything here. She simply means the decade from 1980 to 1989. All professional writers know that is properly described as â1980s.â
#4) The strange capitalization of âHigh Schoolâ â a newbie writing error
Also in the same phrase, ââŚsexually assaulted me during High School in the early 1980âs,â the writer inexplicably capitalizes âHigh School.â This is another obvious, ânewbieâ error in writing that might typically be made by a very inexperienced or low-education individual. In this sentence, âHigh Schoolâ is not a proper noun, so it should not be capitalized. The proper time to capitalize such a phrase would occur if the full name of the high school in question were included, turning it into a proper name of a high school, such as the, âMarjory Stoneman-Douglas High School.â
#5) â1-2 years older than me and studentsâ error
The second sentence in the second paragraph states, âBoth were 1-2 years older than me and students at a local private school.â This is a grammatical error thatâs typical of low-skilled writers. A more skilled writer would have written something closer to, âBoth were 1-2 years older than myself and other students at a local private school.â The sentence is still awkward, but improved. The construction of this sentence smacks of a poorly educated individual with very little writing experience.
#6) âthat included me and 4 othersâ error
In the second paragraph, the sentence, âThe assault occurred in a suburban Maryland area home at a gathering that included me and 4 othersâ also seems awkward and highly indicative of a low-skilled writer. A more grammatically correct ending of the sentence would replace âthat included me and 4 othersâ with âthat included myself and four others.â
#7) âI feared he may inadvertently kill meâ word choice problem
One sentence claims, âWith Kavanaughâs hand over my mouth, I feared he may inadvertently kill me.â This reveals another mistaken word choice. The word âmayâ implies present tense. An educated writer would use the word, âmightâ instead, so that the phrase would read, âI feared he might inadvertently kill me.â
#8 and #9) âdrunkenâ error and âmixed wordsâ phrasing
Hereâs another sentence from the letter: âFrom across the room, a very drunken Judge said mixed words to Kavanaugh ranging from âgo for itâ to âstopâ.â This contains two oddly phrased words that indicate a very low level of writing skill. The term âdrunkenâ should have been written as âdrunk.â Only a very inexperienced writer would use the term âdrunken.â Similarly, the phrase âmixed wordsâ seems to be something that a non-native English speaker would write, not a highly trained Ph.D. who went to a reputable university in America.
#10) âthe two scrapped with each otherâ odd phrase
The next sentence claims, âThe pile toppled, and the two scrapped with each other.â Again, this seems like a very odd choice of words for any accomplished, experienced writer. The entire sentence reads like something written by a non-native English speaker. Who says âscrappedâ when they mean âfought?â
#11) âopportune momentâ indicates a low-level writer attempting to sound sophisticated
One of the tactics used by low-level writers to try to impress their intended audience is to use sophisticated-sounding words that are âabove their pay grade,â so to speak. I see this frequently in writing samples authored by young writers with very little writing experience. In this letter, the phrase, ââŚI was able to take this opportune moment to get upâŚâ is a glaring red flag that the letter wasnât written by a well educated individual. Who uses âopportuneâ in such a context? Only a low-level writer hoping the word makes them sound sophisticated.
#12) Failure to capitalize âIâ
Hereâs a sentence near the end of the letter: âIt is upsetting to discuss sexual assault and its repercussions, yet i felt guilty and compelled as a citizen about the idea of not saying anything.â Note that the âiâ is not capitalized in the phrase, âyet i felt guilty.â This is another red flag error only made by an extremely inexperienced writer. No Ph.D. would make such an error, but a low-information blogger or activist is very likely to make such an error. The failure to capitalize âIâ words is also very common among younger writers below the age of 25.
#13) âyet i felt guilty and compelled as a citizen about the idea of not saying anythingâ strange phrase composition
This phrase suffers from poor sentence construction and a lack of clear thinking. The word âcompelledâ implies an action item. People are compelled to do things. You do not experience being âcompelledâ about an âidea.â The entire phase, âyet i felt guilty and compelled⌠about the ideaâ is not something an educated, experienced writer would write.
#14) Christine Blasey, who says she is afraid to fly, is âvacationing in the mid-Atlantic until August 7th and will be in California after August 10th.â
This is not a grammatical error; it is a logic problem. Weâve been told for over a week that Christine Blasey Ford did not wish to testify in front of the U.S. Senate because she had a fear of flying. But in this letter, she is apparently flying great distances for a vacation. Her online photos also show her to be vacationing in Hawaii, which requires a very long flight.
Yes, of course.