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Trex Posted 19 years ago
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reduction

A master of the soundbite, the politician has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect.

This underlined part seems to be a reduction. Is it a reduction of a participle, ie

"Being a master of the soundbite, ..." ?
  

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The politician is a master of the soundbite and he has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect. The politician is a master of the soundbite. He has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect.

— Marius Hancu

  • The politician is a master of the soundbite and he has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect.
  • The politician is a master of the soundbite.
  • He has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect.
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The politician is a master of the soundbite and he has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect.

The politician is a master of the soundbite. He has a huge repertoire of aphorisms which he used with great rhetorical effect.
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Your analysis seems correct to me.

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