[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"rhetoric"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]using language effectively to please or persuade [*]high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/grandiosity]grandiosity[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/magniloquence]magniloquence[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/grandiloquence]grandiloquence[/URL]] [*]loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/palaver]palaver[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/hot air]hot air[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/empty words]empty words[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/empty talk]empty talk[/URL]] [*]study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/rhetoric]http://www.word.sc/rhetoric[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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