Which words or phrases in this excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's “Report on the Barnhouse Effect” portray Professor Barnhouse as an e
xceptional person? There is an understandable tendency to look upon Professor Barnhouse as {a supernatural visitation.} The First Church of Barnhouse in Los Angeles has a congregation numbering in the thousands. He is {godlike} in neither appearance nor intellect. The man who disarms the world is {single}, {shorter than the average American male},{stout} and {averse to exercise}. His I.Q. is 143, which is good but certainly {not sensational}. He is quite {mortal}, about to celebrate his fortieth birthday, and in good health.
He isn't really commented on as an exceptional person but, " There is an understandable tendency to look upon Professor Barnhouse as {a supernatural visitation}, and " The first Church of Barnhouse in Los Angeles has a congregation numbering in the thousands." Seems to me like good choices.
