rhetoric
IPA: rˈɛtɝɪk
noun
- The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
- Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
adjective
- Synonym of rhetorical.
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Examples of "rhetoric" in Sentences
- The question was rhetorical.
- The rhetoric is par for the course.
- The form of the sonnet is rhetorical.
- The difference is strictly rhetorical.
- I removed the rhetoric in the article.
- That is a rhetorical misuse of the term.
- The rhetoric of the impostor is identical with his.
- For the record, much of the preceding is rhetorical.
- It is a form of the rhetorical fallacy of equivocation.
- Apocalyptic rhetoric, however, was the order of the day.
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