A follow up to my Search Insider post on the McCain and Obama acceptance speeches. Based on some feedback I received in the comments section, and went and took a look at personal references during the speeches, and found some interesting data. McCain referred to himself in the speech, using “I” more than any other word. Here is the rest of the breakout:
McCain
“I” (and related contractions) – 153 times 3.29%
“We” (and related contractions) – 87 times 1.87%
“My” – 62 times 1.33%
“Our” – 51 times 1.09%
“You” – 51 times 1.09%
“Me” – 38 times 0.81%
Obama
“I” (and related contractions) – 81 times 1.68%
“We” (and related contractions) – 77 times 1.6%
“Our” – 56 times, 1.16%
“You” – 44 times 0.91%
“My” – 19 times 0.39%
“Me” – 12 times, 0.24%
Read the rest of the post at Great Finds:
http://greatfinds.icrossing.com/analyzing-the-keywords-of-mccain-and-obama-acceptance-speeches/
