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Rhetoric

Rhetoric Meaning & Definition
Rhetoric Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rhetoric?

[n] study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
[n] loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
[n] high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
[n] using language effectively to please or persuade

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rhetoric: empty talk | empty words | grandiloquence | grandiosity | hot air | magniloquence | palaver

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rhetoric:

See Also | blah | bombast | claptrap | expressive style | flourish | fustian | hokum | literary study | meaninglessness | nonsense | nonsensicality | rant | rhetorical device | style

Rhetoric In Webster's Dictionary

\Rhet"o*ric\, n. [F. rh['e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr. ???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ??? orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to say.] 1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. 2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. --Locke. 3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling. 4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. --Daniel.

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