About The Word Epiplexis
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Epiplexis
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What's The Definition Of Epiplexis?
[n] a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
Synonyms | Synonyms for Epiplexis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Epiplexis: See Also | rhetorical device Epiplexis In Webster's Dictionary \Ep`i*plex"is\, n. [L., reproof, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
strike at, reprove; 'epi` + ? to strike.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an
elegant kind of upbraiding.
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