What does "rhetoric" mean?
Rhetoric: Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. Locke.
Additional senses
- 2.Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.
- 3.Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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