rhetorical
51rhetorical mode — noun One of the several ways of writing that include variety, conventions, and purposes of writing, such as exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. Syn: mode of discourse …
52rhetorical device — noun phrases (set phrases or created phrases) that use reduplication, onomatopoeia (or other phonetic markers) that increase memorability and “musicality” (pleasing or entertaining or listenable to the ear) …
53rhetorical induction — noun reasoning from specific examples to general laws …
54rhetorical question — rhe,torical question noun count a question you ask without expecting or wanting an answer …
55rhetorical question — question whose answer is clear, question that was asked solely for the purpose of making an impression …
56rhetorical question — rhetor′ical ques′tion n. a question asked solely for effect and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?” • Etymology: 1835–45 …
57rhetorical question — /rətɒrɪkəl ˈkwɛstʃən / (say ruhtorikuhl kweschuhn) noun a question designed to produce an effect and not to draw an answer …
58rhetorical device — noun a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) • Topics: ↑rhetoric • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑anacoluthia, ↑anacoluthon, ↑asyndeton, ↑ …
59rhetorical accent — noun : accent 6c …
60rhetorical syllogism — noun : a truncated syllogism that is persuasive but not necessarily valid …