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Brett G. Scharffs
2 speeches between 2009 and 2016, mostly as BYU faculty. 10,193 words in the transcripts.
Speeches
2
2009–2016
Words
10,193
in the transcripts
Reading grade
12.7
Flesch–Kincaid, average
Scriptures cited
1
0.5 per speech
Callings
BYU faculty
1 speeches
Leadership record
—
not a General Authority or officer on record
Speeches by year
20092016
Signature phrases
Words and two-word phrases this speaker uses far more than the rest of the corpus, by weighted log-odds. Stop words, names of deity and the ordinary vocabulary of a sermon are excluded.
- charity 49
- audacious 19
- criticism 13
- desert 13
- faith hope 9
- childlike 8
- mormons 12
- premortal existence 8
- judge wallace 5
- abed 5
- buddha 5
- nego 5
Scriptures cited most
- Doctrine and Covenants1
Callings when speaking
- BYU faculty 1
As given in the bylines: Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies
Every speech
- 12 May 2009The Most Important Three Things in the WorldDevotional4,122 w0 refs
- 18 Oct 2016Audacious Faith: Appreciating the Unique Power and Singular Appeal of LDS DoctrineDirector of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies · Forum6,071 w1 ref