SAT vocabulary
Rhetoric
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Example
"His masterful rhetoric swayed the jury, leading to a surprising acquittal."
Etymology
From Old French rethorique, from Latin rhetorica, from Greek rhētorikē tekhnē 'art of rhetoric,' from rhētor 'orator.'
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