Rhetorically (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. in a way that uses language for style or effect:These essays discuss how the term participatory has been deployed rhetorically by a range of institutions.
  2. not expecting an answer, either because the answer is unknowable or because it is obvious:I am not asking the question rhetorically or snidely.
  3. in way that uses language in an exaggerated way: The realities of the global marketplace are quite apparent; they don't need to be rhetorically beaten to death.
  4. in a way that uses specialized literary language, such as figures of speech: Some of the entries are concise, but most of them are verbally and rhetorically elaborate.
  5. in a way that uses language particularly effectively:Her testimony was rhetorically strong, but scientifically weak.
  6. using words, especially in the absence of action:He fails to demonstrate the validity of his claims, but merely asserts them rhetorically.
Rhetorically (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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