Repetition
Repetition: saying it again until it sticks.
How to spot it
The same loaded word or slogan, again and again, until it feels true through familiarity: "corrupt leaders, a corrupt system, corrupt deals". The repetition is the argument.
What doesn't count
Repeating a word for grammar or clarity isn't the technique. Nor is a report that uses the name of a bill or a person several times because it's about them.
Real examples
Each was flagged by Semblen's model, then chosen to stay on this page, so the examples don't change from day to day. A quote in a news article may be the outlet reporting what someone else said, and an ad may be quoting its opponent. Follow each link to check it in context.
In the news
“They hate the Constitution, and they hate America”
“the public want action, the public want genuine change, the public do not want any more of the same”
“millions and millions and millions of people”
“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine”
“I know this suffering people; I am acquainted with their sorrows; I am one with them in experience; I have felt the lash of the slave driver”
In government statements
“every single day, every single day”
“this criminal, this thug, this gangbanger, this possible murderer”
“PT never stopped, discipline never stopped, standards never stopped, readiness never stopped, accountability and training never stopped”
Related techniques
Something wrong or unclear on this page?
Tell us. A person reads every note. Use Yes / No under any example if it isn't really repetition: two readers saying no takes it off the page.
Check something yourself
Paste an article, a speech or a video link into the analyzer and Semblen marks the words that use repetition or any other technique, and says why. It flags rhetorical techniques, not political tilt.