rhetorical

[US]/rɪˈtɒrɪkl/
[UK]/rɪˈtɔːrɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pertaining to the use of language effectively for persuasion or effect; characterized by rhetoric or eloquence

Phrases & Collocations

rhetorical question

rhetorical device

rhetorical analysis

Example Sentences

the rhetorical ornamentation of text.

repetition is a common rhetorical device.

a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.

a speech full of rhetorical flourishes

The writer showed great rhetorical skill.

the rhetorical commitment of the government to give priority to primary education.

Her queries were rhetorical,and best ignored.

aggrandise, amplify, bombastic, grandiloquent, grandiose, hyperbole, rhetorical, turgid.

Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the realms of rhetorical terminology.

signed her name with a distinctive flourish; a long speech with many rhetorical flourishes.

Besides I"m discussing that notional means configurable characteristic phraseological function and rhetorical characteristic of word of description.

The rhetorical device-pun intentionally uses homophone (phonogram) and polysemous words which can possible generate equivocality in order to punningly express what the speaker is really driving at.

Real-world Examples

If I am rhetorical it is because Stroeve was rhetorical.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

And the rhetorical battle obscures important areas of agreement.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Sorry! I thought that was, uh, rhetorical.

Source: English little tyrant

And so far the City- bashing has been mainly rhetorical.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

I'm sorry, I thought your questions were purely rhetorical.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

STEVE CARELL: That was a rhetorical question, Darryl.

Source: Super Bowl Commercials Compilation

The milk people don't have a patent on simple rhetorical questions!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

There's the audience in rhetorical arguments.

Source: Past English Major Level 8 Exam Listening (Specialized)

Rhetorical purpose questions are similar, because they also ask for information not explicitly stated.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

So narrative techniques, rhetorical devices, narrative devices, stylistic devices, poetic devices, and literary terms.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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