rhetorical
Example Sentences
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Not every man has the rhetorical gifts of Abraham Lincoln, but every one of us can avoid going straight to our political soapboxes and thereby diminishing the human tragedy before us.
A formal rhetorical shift took place in the administration’s National Security Strategy issued in December.
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
Hegseth’s language choices and petulant tone do not demonstrate an ignorance of what rhetorical situations demand of him; instead, they reflect a refusal to be emasculated by such cumbersome norms.
From Salon
But through personal conviction and rhetorical skill he was able to rally his party and country to make substantial sacrifices during a crisis.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
