Meaning of rhetoric | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
   countable, uncountable
2. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
   countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable
3. feminine singular of retórico

Equivalents

Examples

“Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.”

““As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.”

“It’s only so much rhetoric.”

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