rhetoric
🇺🇸
/ˈretərɪk/
🇬🇧
/ˈretərɪk/
noun
C1
speaking or writing meant to persuade people, but not always honest
His speech was seen as empty rhetoric without real solutions.
R
the skill of using language effectively to persuade or entertain
She studied rhetoric to improve her persuasive speaking skills.
translation
speaking or writing meant to persuade people, but not always honest; the skill of using language effectively to persuade or entertain
Word Forms
Plural
rhetorics