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ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART C

OVER THE HILL

Graham and Abagnale had clear motives for lying about their age, but Rick Rosner’s reason for lying is a little more complicated.

Who had clear motives for lying about their age? Graham and Abagnale had clear motives for lying about their age.

Rosner was an extremely bright child who learned to read at an adult level at just 3-and-a-half years of age.

Was Rosner a bright child? Yes, Rosner was an extremely bright child. How old was he when learned how to read? He was just 3-and-a-half years old when he learned how to read.

Rosner was smart, but was hopeless socially.

Was he hopelessly stupid? No, he wasn’t hopelessly stupid. He was smart. Was he hopeless socially? Yes, he was hopeless socially.

He got into bodybuilding and wore the cool clothes, but his classmates weren’t buying it.

Who wasn’t buying it? His classmates weren’t buying it.

Despite his big muscles and leather jacket, he was still a nerd.

Did his classmates think he was cool? No, his classmates didn’t think he was cool. They thought he was a nerd.

With his impressive academic record, he probably could have entered Harvard after he graduated.

Was his academic record impressive? Yes, his academic record was impressive. Could he have entered Harvard? Yes, he probably could have entered Harvard.

Instead, he obsessed over his failed high school career.

What did he obsess over? He obsessed over his failed high school career.

In addition to being a failure socially, he also obsessed over his IQ score.

What else did he obsess over? He also obsessed over his IQ score.

After finding out that he had failed to score at a genius level on a high school IQ test, he decided to return to high school.

What did he decide to do? He decided to return to high school.

This time, he’d do it right. He’d get a girlfriend and become a genius.

What did he want to do this time? This time, he’d do it right. He’d get a girlfriend and become a genius.

Over the next ten years, Rosner faked over 40 documents and attended four different high schools always pretending to be a 17-year-old 4th-year HS student.

How many documents did he fake? He faked over 40 documents. How many different high schools did he attend? He attended four different high schools.

The first time he did this, he again failed to be one of the cool, popular kids, but he still enjoyed the experience.

Did Rosner fail to be one of the popular kids again? Yes, he failed to become one of the popular kids again. Who failed to be one of the popular kids again? Rosner failed to be one of the popular kids again. Did he still enjoy the experience? Yes, he still enjoyed the experience.

Rosner entered high school three more times until the age of 27.

How many more times did he enter high school? He entered high school three more times. How old was he the last time he entered high school? The last time he entered high school he was 27.

As he got older, he realized it was creepy to go after high school girls, but he had other reasons for staying in high school.

Did he think it was creepy to go after high school girls? Yes, he thought it was creepy to go after high schools.

He strangely enjoyed the monotony of high school.

Who enjoyed the monotony of high school? Rosner enjoyed the monotony of high school.

Rosner was always fascinated by physics, and he would sit in the back of the class and develop his theory of the universe.

Was Rosner fascinated by history? No, Rosner wasn’t fascinated by history. He was fascinated by physics.

Rosner graduated high school for the last time in New York City at the age of 27.

Where did he last graduate high school? He last graduated high school in New York City.

At that time, he was working as a bouncer and stripper by night and high school student by day.

He was a high school student by day, right? Right, he was a high school student by day. What did he do at night? At night, he was a bouncer and a stripper.

Today, he is a writer and has written over 2,500 episodes of TV, including being a regular writer for the Jimmy Kimmel show.

What does Rosner do today? Today, Rosner is a writer for TV. How many episodes of TV has he written? He has written over 2,500 episodes of TV.

In addition to writing, Rosner is obsessed with IQ tests.

What is Rosner obsessed with? Rosner is obsessed with IQ tests.

He has spent hundreds of hours studying for and taking IQ tests and has the 2nd highest IQ score in the world.

Does Rosner have the highest IQ score in the world? No, he doesn’t have the highest IQ score in the world. He has the 2nd highest IQ score in the world.

He now thinks that IQ tests are not accurate at measuring intelligence and says anyone can practice enough to increase their score.

Does Rosner think anyone can practice their way to a higher IQ score? Yes, Rosner thinks anyone can practice their way to a higher IQ score. Do you think you can practice your way to a higher IQ score?

He also jokes about his many years of IQ test study saying, “You have to take points off for wasting my time.”

Why does Rosner think his IQ should be lower? He thinks you have to take points off for wasting his time.

Graham, Abagnale, and Rosner all used age as a form of deception.

Who used age as a form of deception? Graham, Abagnale, and Rosner all used age as a form of deception.

Most of us have never gone to such an extreme, but many of us do go to great lengths to look younger.

Have you ever tried to look younger or older? Have you ever gone to great lengths to look older or younger?

Some of us have even lied about our age when the time was right.

Have you ever lied about your age?

Sometimes it’s better to be younger, but in other cases it’s better to be older. The simple truth is that most of us do care what others think about us.

Do you care what others think about you?

And what others think about us is often affected by how old we look. On the other hand, they say that the older we get, the less we care about what other people think. What do you think? Is that a good thing?