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Repetition, Repetition, Repetition (with Natalie Haynes)

Is repetition used for emphasis, cut through or to bore us into submission? Could it even be all three? Armando is joined by Natalie Haynes to dissect this rhetorical device.

Did you know Keir Starmer's dad was a toolmaker? Of course you did, because he repeated it every time he was in front a microphone for years.

Armando is joined by Natalie Haynes to discuss the use of repetition. How it can be an effective rhetorical technique for the likes of Cicero and Tony Blair, but grates when coming from others? We also look at the language of the recent Tory Party conference, political chocolate bars, and have a debate about the 'debate' politicians often say we need.

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Executive producer - James Robinson
Production Coordinator - Jodie Charman
Sound editing - Chris Maclean

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A 蜜芽传媒 Studios production for Radio 4.

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    Armando Iannucci and guests decode the utterly baffling world of political language.