Both Uses of
rhetoric
in
Pygmalion
- Pickering: this chap has a certain natural gift of rhetoric.†
Act 2 *
- Sentimental rhetoric!†
Act 2
Definition:
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(rhetoric) the use of (or study of using) words to make a point -- typically implying skillful useeditor's notes: 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.