Donald Trump's recent linguistic extravagance, including casual profanity and exaggerated claims about everything being unprecedented, reflects not mental decline but a boredom-driven desire to be noticed.
Extravagance, a key component of human communication, drives speakers to aim for imaginative and vivid expression, as opposed to just being clear or expressive.
Humor serves as a powerful tool of extravagance, using exaggeration and irony to add impact, as seen in expressions popularized in comedy, which often resonate deeply with audiences.
Historically, language has evolved through a relay of terms that seek to amplify meaning, with every new expression striving to be more attention-grabbing than its predecessor.
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