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