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rhetorical meaning

EN[ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl] [ɹəˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl] [ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl] [ɹəˈtɔɹɪkəl]
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    Definition of rhetorical in English Dictionary

  • AdjectiveSUF-ical
    1. Part of or similar to rhetoric, which is the use of language as a means to persuade.
      1. A rhetorical question, for example, is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.
    2. Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • I am not arguing that I can dream up any reality I like. - John Louis Lucaites, Celeste Michelle Condit, Sally Caudill: Contemporary Rhetorical Theory [3]
        • Writers change the URIs as they compose because writers commutate and manipulate language to create a variety of rhetorical experiences that can be read at once, as overlapping, or as separate.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adjectives
        • Uncomparable adjectives
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      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of rhetorical for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "rhetorical" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective.
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