rhetorics
SayRET-uh-riks/ˈɹɛtəɹɪks/
- 1Plural of rhetoric.
Scholars compared the competing rhetorics of ancient Greece and Rome.
The rhetorics of the two parties dominated the entire campaign.
Note
A plural for a noun that usually stays singular: rhetoric is most often a mass noun, the art of persuasion in general. Made countable, it names distinct systems, traditions or styles of persuading, such as rival schools or rival parties. The scornful sense of inflated, empty language can be counted too, so context decides whether two campaigns' rhetorics are being studied or dismissed.
rhetorics is a form of rhetoric
rhetoric, noun: The art of using language effectively, especially in public speaking, to persuade an audience. Full entry
- Forms
- rhetoricrhetorics plural
- Spelling
- rhetoric → rhetorics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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