Saturday, December 23, 2017
MIssed the best part
This bit of research, linked via TAC, caught my 'professional' attention.
The researchers analyzed 30 years of audio clips from oral arguments by the Supreme Black-robed Demons. They found that higher pitch when questioning the lawyers for one side correlates with a final vote against that side.
Unsurprising. More emotion means more tension overall, which means higher F0 unless the speaker is really good at controlling vocal output. An experienced stage actor or singer would be harder to correlate.
The authors missed the most interesting variable, which is Clarence Thomas. He never questions lawyers, and he operates strictly on the basis of logic. He simply reads the Constitution and follows it.
Best correlation of all! No emotion = no voice. Fnull instead of F0.
Labels: Asked and badly answered
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