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Definitions:
Noun
Definition: A study or exercise in rhetoric.
Adjective
rhetorical
Definition: of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
rhetorical
Definition: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
Definition: Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.