The Only Use of "rhetoric" in "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

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The Only Use

rhetoric
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Pablo said to him seriously and Robert Jordan saw how unrhetorical was the question.†
Chpt 4

unrhetorical = not relating to the use of words to make a point; or unskillful in the use of words to make a point

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unrhetorical means not and reverses the meaning of rhetorical. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.

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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)