rhetorical

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/ɹəˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ English

Definitions

adjective

Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.“A rhetorical question is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.”
Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.

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Synonyms

oratorical declamatory anapestic stylistic orotund poetic poetical forensic grandiloquent bombastic magniloquent large ornate tall embellished turgid

Associated

hyperbole rhetoric argumentation trope flourishes tropes discourse persuasive persuasion cicero orator ethos

Rhymes

oracle auricle historical allegorical categorical metaphorical coracle oratorical delphic oracle historic hill

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