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rhetoric::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness |
| Type of | expressive style, style |
| Has types | rant, claptrap, blah, bombast, flourish, fustian |
rhetoric::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver |
| Type of | nonsense, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum, bunk |
mere rhetoric.
rhetoric::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | literary study |
| Derivation | rhetorical, rhetorician |
rhetoric::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | style, expressive style |
| Derivation | rhetorician |
Examples of rhetoric
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Since his death, she has softened her rhetoric and made some conciliatory moves.
From the sacbee.com
First, for the vast majority of Americans, Kennedy's rhetoric settled the issue.
From the suntimes.com
It is the kind of populist rhetoric that places blame at the feet of a neighbor.
From the tennessean.com
Undeterred by evidence or fact, the Government pushed forward with its rhetoric.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Lazy politics and broad generalisations, the perfect storm of ignorant rhetoric.
From the independent.co.uk
International rhetoric and sanctions, it seems, have not had much effect so far.
From the time.com
There is a lot of rhetoric in sport but it is not a language Johnson recognises.
From the independent.co.uk
Despite some of the rhetoric, gentrification is not the real problem in Detroit.
From the freep.com
There was plenty of McCain-style rhetoric, but not enough Obama-style diplomacy.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Using language effectively to please or persuade
- Grandiosity: high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
- Palaver: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
- (rhetorical) of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
- Rhetoric is the art of using language to communicate effectively. It involves three audience appeals: logos, pathos, and ethos, as well as the five canons of rhetoric: invention or discovery, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. ...
- Aristotle's Rhetoric (Greek: u1FECu03B7u03C4u03BFu03C1u03B9u03BAu03AE; Latin: Ars Rhetorica) is an ancient Greek treatise on the art of persuasion, dating from the 4th century BC. The English title varies: typically it is titled Rhetoric, the Art of Rhetoric, or a Treatise on Rhetoric.
- A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply (e.g.: "Why me?") Rhetorical questions encourage the listener to think about what the (often obvious) answer to the question must be. ...
- The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade; Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress
- (Rhetorical (Book Titles)) Well-Spoken Predictions: Rhett Oracle
