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Here is a list of Definitions of Rhetoric

Definitions of rhetoric on the Web:

  • 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"

  • study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

  • Rhetoric is the art of using language as a means to persuade. Along with grammar and logic or dialectic, rhetoric is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. ...

The context of a rhetorical act; minimally, made up of a rhetor, an issue, and an audience. Put another way, a rhetorical situation occurs when a rhetor, an audience, a medium (such as a text or speech), and a context converge to create a rhetorical act, such as an act of writing or speaking.

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