The Only Use of
rhetoric
in
Ender's Game
- His answer would be intelligent and the debate would be lively, lots of clever invective and good political rhetoric.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
-
(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.