Associations to the word «Rhetoric»
Noun
- Theory
- Orthography
- Philosopher
- Speaking
- Prudence
- Lecture
- Terminology
- Dogma
- Chaim
- Compendium
- Nietzsche
- Greco
- Kuhn
- Courtroom
- Dissertation
- Paine
- Realism
- Cato
- Motive
- Lucie
- Inference
- Socialism
- Topic
- Ric
- Klan
- Virgil
- Mussolini
- Rationality
- Narrative
- Sensibility
- Persona
- Utterance
- Scholar
- Clarity
- Agenda
- Slogan
- Storytelling
- Sloane
- Semantics
- Salazar
- Mastery
- Writing
- Puritan
- Oxford
- Analogy
- Vocabulary
- Charlemagne
- Skepticism
- Preoccupation
- Preacher
- Nasser
- Twentieth
- Exaggeration
- Canon
- Elite
- Tradition
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
RHETORIC, adjective. Synonym of rhetorical.
RHETORIC, noun. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
RHETORIC, noun. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
Dictionary definition
RHETORIC, noun. Using language effectively to please or persuade.
RHETORIC, noun. High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language".
RHETORIC, noun. Loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric".
RHETORIC, noun. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking).
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.