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The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.countableuncountable
- 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.
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Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.countablederogatorysometimes
- It’s only so much rhetoric.
syn. speechcraft · wordcraft