rhetoric
ˈrɛtərɪk/
noun
synonyms:bombast, loftiness, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence,ornateness, portentousness, pomposity, boastfulness, boasting,bragging, heroics, hyperbole, extravagant language, purple prose,pompousness, sonorousness; ...
ˈrɛtərɪk/
noun
- the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
"he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole"
synonyms:oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command of language, expression,way with words, delivery, diction ... - language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
synonyms:bombast, loftiness, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence,ornateness, portentousness, pomposity, boastfulness, boasting,bragging, heroics, hyperbole, extravagant language, purple prose,pompousness, sonorousness; ...