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Definition
the use of (or study of using) words to make a point — typically implying skillful use
- "Sounds like Applied Rhetoric 101," said Jimmy.p. 303.5
- Applied Rhetoricp. 185.0
- Depending on how well he did in his Problematics courses — Applied Logic, Applied Rhetoric, Medical Ethics and Terminology, Applied Semantics, Relativistics and Advanced Mischaracterization, Comparative Cultural Psychology, and the rest — he'd have a choice between well-paid window-dressing for a big Corp or flimsy cut-rate stuff for a borderline one.p. 188.6
- One of his term papers — for his Applied Rhetoric course was titled "Self-Help Books of the Twentieth Century: Exploiting Hope and Fear," and it supplied him with a great stand-up routine for use in the student pubs.p. 195.8
- One of the letters was from Jimmy's old dorm roommate, Bernice, who'd cranked her rhetorical volume up considerably.p. 244.8
There are no more uses of "rhetoric" in Oryx and Crake.
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