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What is a gambit?

What is a gambit? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An opening in chess, in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
  2. Any ploy or stratagem.
  3. A remark intended to open a conversation.
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I reasoned that this would either be a devastatingly effective or disastrous opening gambit.
The point, though, is that the gambit, which is ubiquitous in the public sphere, is inherently political, engages in hidden rhetorical work.
This book is geared toward the average player, but there is no discussion of gambit tries by white.
Still, it's a risky gambit that the aging show, which does not have the same water-cooler buzz, can continue to score with viewers.
The Australians believe it is a psychological gambit to use and gain advantage over the opposition.
His more unusual gambit, however, is dicing the sampled raps of various MCs into terse snippets.

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