The quality of being rhetorical. Now chiefly Literary Theory: the quality of seeking to influence the response of a reader; the degree to which a text or discourse possesses this quality.
Origin
1920s. From rhetoric + -ity; compare -icity.
Definition of rhetoricity in US English:
rhetoricity
nounˌrɛtəˈrɪsɪti
The quality of being rhetorical. Now chiefly Literary Theory: the quality of seeking to influence the response of a reader; the degree to which a text or discourse possesses this quality.