| rhetoric definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 157 sets |
| 2 | study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) | 60 sets |
| 3 | effective writing or speaking | 47 sets |
| 4 | the art of using words effectively | 31 sets |
| 5 | the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion | 28 sets |
| 6 | using language effectively to please or persuade | 27 sets |
| 7 | the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | 23 sets |
| 8 | the art of skillful speaking | 19 sets |
| 9 | the art of using language effectively | 18 sets |
| 10 | persuasive or artful use of language | 18 sets |
| 11 | the art of using language skillfully | 18 sets |
| 12 | the study of persuasive writing and speaking | 16 sets |
| 13 | the art of speaking or writing effectively; skill in the effective use of speech | 13 sets |
| 14 | the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively | 13 sets |
| 15 | n. persuasive or artful use of language | 12 sets |
| 16 | public speaking | 12 sets |
| 17 | the art of speaking or writing effectively | 12 sets |
| 18 | loud and confused and empty talk | 10 sets |
| 19 | n the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse | 9 sets |
| 20 | art of using words effectively | 9 sets |
| 21 | the art and logic of a written or spoken argument to persuade, to analyze, or to expose | 9 sets |
| 22 | the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking | 8 sets |
| 23 | the art of persuasion | 8 sets |
| 24 | the art of using language for persuasion | 8 sets |
| 25 | the art of persuasive argument through writing or speech--the art of eloquence and charismatic language. | 8 sets |
| 26 | from the greek for "orator," this term describes the principle governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 8 sets |
| 27 | the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion | 7 sets |
| 28 | art of using language persuasively | 7 sets |
| 29 | n. the art of discourse. | 7 sets |
| 30 | art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language | 7 sets |
| 31 | the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language | 7 sets |
| 32 | the study of effective, persuasive language use; according to aristotle, use of the "available means of persuasion." | 7 sets |
| 33 | from the greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 6 sets |
| 34 | speech that is persuasive but often insincere or meaningless in content | 6 sets |
| 35 | the art of using words effectivly | 6 sets |
| 36 | the art of discourse. | 6 sets |
| 37 | the undue use of exaggeration or display | 6 sets |
| 38 | the art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse; rhetoric focuses on the interrelationship of invention, arrangement, and style in order to create felicitous and appropriate discourse. | 5 sets |
| 39 | the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elaborate language | 5 sets |
| 40 | the study of oratory, or public speaking, and debating | 5 sets |
