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Rhetoric

Etymology

Latin rhetorica; Greek rhëtorikë.

Noun

  1. the art of using of language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
  2. meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
    It's only so much rhetoric


preterition you don't speak of something but you evoke it under a negative way


See also the Wikipedia article on rhetoric
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