rhetorical

• Perteneciente o relativo al arte de hablar o escribir de manera eficaz o persuasiva; se usa a menudo para describir una pregunta formulada para causar efecto y no para obtener respuesta.

Relating to the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; often used to describe a question asked for effect rather than an answer.

1. Relating to rhetoricB2formal

   Concerning the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, often focusing on style and technique.

   retórico

   • The speech was full of rhetorical devices like metaphors and alliteration.
   • She studied rhetorical strategies to improve her public speaking.
   • His rhetorical style was heavily influenced by classical orators.

   Sinónimosdeclamatoryelocutionaryoratoricalstylisticverbal

2. Emphasizing style over substanceC1formal

   Characterized by an emphasis on style, often at the expense of meaningful content or thought.

   Retórico (enfocado en la forma sobre el contenido)

   • The debate devolved into a rhetorical exercise with little factual basis.
   • His argument was purely rhetorical, lacking any real evidence.
   • Critics accused the politician of being too rhetorical and not addressing the issues.

   Sinónimosbombasticfloridflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedmagniloquentpompous