soundbite

soundbite
   A short saying, full of concentrated meaning, which consists of a few easily remembered words and yet conveys a particular message. The Reverend Jesse Jackson is a master of ‘soundbitese’. Recognising that he will get perhaps 15 seconds on a news bulletin, he can summarise his argument in an exciting epigram. His rhyming soundbite ‘we’re going to have demonstrations without hesitation and jail without bail’ was a more memorable and catchy way of saying ‘we are not going to spend a long time deciding whether to have a demonstration. We are willing to go to jail for our cause and will not accept bail’.
   In Britain, an oft-quoted soundbite is that of Tony Blair when he was an Opposition spokesman on home affairs: ‘Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime’. Another is his ‘Education, education, education’, summarising the priorities of his new administration in 1997.

Glossary of UK Government and Politics . 2013.

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