rhetorical

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But what he might lack in rhetorical finesse, he more than has in job experience, as least as defined by Trump.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Culhane’s impression of the conservative pundit was pretty impressive, capturing his cadence and habit of using rhetorical questions — I hope we see it again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Nichols added: "But here's the kicker: in this debate, experiences like mine feel like they've been weaponised and are being used for rhetorical misdirection, for what this Bill actually is."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

But through personal conviction and rhetorical skill he was able to rally his party and country to make substantial sacrifices during a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Newton’s modern biographer, Richard Westfall, concludes that we should regard Newton’s claim to have been surprised by the oblong image cast by the prism ‘as a rhetorical device which is not to be understood literally’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton