Both Uses of "rhetoric" in "Pygmalion"

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Both Uses

rhetoric
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Pygmalion
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Pickering: this chap has a certain natural gift of rhetoric.†
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rhetoric = the use of (or study of using) words to make a point
Sentimental rhetoric!†
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(1) (rhetoric)
the use of (or study of using) words to make a point -- typically implying skillful use

Rhetoric is used with many connotations. "Effective rhetoric" has a positive connotation, If someone says something is "just rhetoric," they're implying that the words may make a good surface impression, but they are lacking in substance.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)