Cheap shot?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opinionated">opinionated</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="disagrees">disagrees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>” <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="estimation">estimation</span>. <span word="Mostly">Mostly</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unsportsmanlike">unsportsmanlike</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belt">belt</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offender">offender</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perpetrator">perpetrator</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="intentionally">intentionally</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>.</p>
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