rhetoric

• rhetoric

rhetoric

Noun

using language effectively to please or persuade

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• rhetoric

Noun

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

Synonyms:

• grandiosity
• magniloquence
• ornateness
• grandiloquence
• rhetoric

Noun

loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"

Synonyms:

• palaver
• hot air
• empty words
• empty talk
• rhetoric

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• rhetoric