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What does it mean?
The speaker calls a politician cheap and compares him to gigolos.
In plain terms
This politician is cheap like some gigolos.
What can you take from it?
Personal insults in politics distract from policy.

Where it applies

  • political debate
  • character attack
  • campaign rhetoric

Putting it to work

  • focus on policy over character
  • avoid personal insults

Questions to consider

  • Does character matter more than policy?
  • Is insult effective in debate?

Another view

Personality attacks rarely clarify policy issues.

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