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Rhetorical Language vs. Rhetorical Questions

Rhetorical has several meanings which are close enough in meaning that they may easily cause confusion. It can refer to the subject of rhetoric ("the art of speaking or writing effectively") in a broad sense, and may also refer to that same subject in a somewhat deprecatory sense ("given to insincere or grandiloquent language"). But perhaps the most common use of rhetorical today is found in conjunction with question. A rhetorical question is not a question about the art of speaking effectively; it is a question that is asked for effect, rather than from a desire to know the answer. “Would it kill you to stop chewing your food with your mouth open?” is a rhetorical question.

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McKinney made her name in Georgia politics as a rhetorical bomb-thrower. Colleagues in the statehouse dubbed her "Hanoi Cynthia" after a 1991 speech denouncing the Persian Gulf War.

Bill Turque, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 1993 Clinton's acceptance speech evidenced some of the classical rhetorical devices such as paronomasia, or punning, and anaphora, or repetition of key words or phrases.

Leo McManus, English Today, October 1993 "Take that river down there, for instance. It conforms pretty much to the map, doesn't it?" I assumed he was asking a rhetorical question and kept my mouth shut.

Marshall Harrison, A Lonely Kind of War, 1989 … he [Thomas Wolfe] crammed his novels with lavish apostrophes to Life and Death and Loneliness and Sorrow, covering page after page with grandiose rhetorical flourishes … , pseudo-Homeric epithets … , wooden dialogue and pious homilies about "the brevity of our days."

James Atlas, New York Times Book Review, 2 Dec. 1979 My question was rhetorical. I wasn't really expecting an answer. you can skip over the rhetorical passages and still get the gist of the essay See More

Recent Examples on the Web The result is a script that develops the clear and stark drama on an extraordinarily loose and seemingly impulsive array of flourishes and fillips, rhetorical sallies and filigreed side business.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 So, Macron didn’t seem to have much patience for the other swirling rhetorical storm that Truss seemed to be conjuring.

David A. Andelman, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 But this latest iteration of the dream has become a rhetorical catchall for Republicans' policy positions.

Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Biden has made numerous rhetorical shifts to the left since winning the Democratic nomination but has watched Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema stymie his more ambitious efforts.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 Some Democrats have taken a different rhetorical approach.

Richard Rubin, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, some institute leaders adopted a rougher rhetorical style, seemingly inspired in part by Trump.

Isaac Stanley-becker, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 However, competing policy visions and rhetorical differences have highlighted ideological rifts between candidates that may lead to party infighting heading into general election season.

Ben Baker, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Now the rhetorical whiplash is going to be shocking.

Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 See More

单词	rhetorical
释义	rhetorical adjective rhe·tor·i·cal ri-ˈtȯr-i-kəl -ˈtär- variants or less commonly rhetoric ri-ˈtȯr-ik -ˈtär- 1 a : of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric b : employed for rhetorical effect especially : asked merely for effect with no answer expected a rhetorical question 2 a : given to rhetoric : grandiloquent b : verbal rhetorically ri-ˈtȯr-i-k(ə-)lē -ˈtär- adverb Did you know? Rhetorical Language vs. Rhetorical Questions Rhetorical has several meanings which are close enough in meaning that they may easily cause confusion. It can refer to the subject of rhetoric ("the art of speaking or writing effectively") in a broad sense, and may also refer to that same subject in a somewhat deprecatory sense ("given to insincere or grandiloquent language"). But perhaps the most common use of rhetorical today is found in conjunction with question. A rhetorical question is not a question about the art of speaking effectively; it is a question that is asked for effect, rather than from a desire to know the answer. “Would it kill you to stop chewing your food with your mouth open?” is a rhetorical question. Synonyms bombastic flatulent fustian gaseous gassy grandiloquent oratorical orotund windy See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences McKinney made her name in Georgia politics as a rhetorical bomb-thrower. Colleagues in the statehouse dubbed her "Hanoi Cynthia" after a 1991 speech denouncing the Persian Gulf War. Bill Turque, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 1993 Clinton's acceptance speech evidenced some of the classical rhetorical devices such as paronomasia, or punning, and anaphora, or repetition of key words or phrases. Leo McManus, English Today, October 1993 "Take that river down there, for instance. It conforms pretty much to the map, doesn't it?" I assumed he was asking a rhetorical question and kept my mouth shut. Marshall Harrison, A Lonely Kind of War, 1989 … he [Thomas Wolfe] crammed his novels with lavish apostrophes to Life and Death and Loneliness and Sorrow, covering page after page with grandiose rhetorical flourishes … , pseudo-Homeric epithets … , wooden dialogue and pious homilies about "the brevity of our days." James Atlas, New York Times Book Review, 2 Dec. 1979 My question was rhetorical. I wasn't really expecting an answer. you can skip over the rhetorical passages and still get the gist of the essay See More Recent Examples on the Web The result is a script that develops the clear and stark drama on an extraordinarily loose and seemingly impulsive array of flourishes and fillips, rhetorical sallies and filigreed side business. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 So, Macron didn’t seem to have much patience for the other swirling rhetorical storm that Truss seemed to be conjuring. David A. Andelman, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 But this latest iteration of the dream has become a rhetorical catchall for Republicans' policy positions. Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Biden has made numerous rhetorical shifts to the left since winning the Democratic nomination but has watched Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema stymie his more ambitious efforts. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 Some Democrats have taken a different rhetorical approach. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, some institute leaders adopted a rougher rhetorical style, seemingly inspired in part by Trump. Isaac Stanley-becker, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 However, competing policy visions and rhetorical differences have highlighted ideological rifts between candidates that may lead to party infighting heading into general election season. Ben Baker, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Now the rhetorical whiplash is going to be shocking. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology see rhetoric First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing rhetorical rhetorical question rhetorical question rhetorical adjective variants also rhetoric 1 as in oratorical marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases you can skip over the rhetorical passages and still get the gist of the essay Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance oratorical pontifical inflated ornate bombastic gaseous grandiloquent fustian orotund flatulent elevated gassy windy flowery grandiose hifalutin pretentious pompous turgid high-sounding florid high-flown wordy lofty highfalutin tumid stilted verbose bloated overdone Antonyms & Near Antonyms eloquent unrhetorical direct simple plain unadorned straightforward plainspoken stark unpretentious unaffected well-spoken bald matter-of-fact See More 2 as in grandiloquent full of fine words and fancy expressions the new governor delivered a long rhetorical speech about our state's bright future but laid out no specific programs for ensuring it Synonyms & Similar Words grandiloquent flowery eloquent purple hifalutin high-sounding florid ornate high-flown highfalutin aureate grandiose pretentious pompous bombastic inflated excessive magnific boastful flattering stilted fulsome fancy-pants bloated bookish affected inkhorn lofty learned elevated Antonyms & Near Antonyms prosaic unpoetic direct simple plain straightforward spare stark unadorned lean natural bald plainspoken matter-of-fact unpretentious unaffected See More 3 as in verbal of or relating to words or language the next war that those two nations fight won't be rhetorical—it will be with bombs and bullets Synonyms & Similar Words verbal linguistic linguistical lexical communicative wordy vocabular conversational Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonlinguistic nonverbal nonlexical
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