Rhetoric - Definition
rhetoric
n 1: using language effectively to please or persuade
2: high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the
grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of
language" [syn: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness,
grandiloquence, rhetoric]
3: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn:
palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk,
rhetoric]
4: study of the technique and rules for using language
effectively (especially in public speaking)