New posts in rhetoric

It's 2013, where's my flying car?

terminology rhetoric

What do you call the collective singular as a rhetorical device? (e.g. 'the Hun')

rhetoric synecdoche

Meaning of a quote in movie Casino Royale (2006)

meaning figures-of-speech rhetoric cinema

What to call certain types of vague words that trigger strong emotions

vocabulary rhetoric

Use of “well” to signal a pseudo-awkward pause before an impending word repetition or pun

sentence-patterns speech rhetoric literary-device

Seeking a name for literary device/technique involving denial and hypothetical dialogue

rhetoric literary-techniques literary-device rhetorical-devices

Rhetorical evasion

phrase-requests terminology rhetoric

A word for when a word is used incorrectly (grammatically) but can still be parsed in a grammatically correct way?

meaning single-word-requests rhetoric puns catachresis

Name for phrase of words in increasing significance

phrases rhetoric figures-of-speech terminology

Dropping the subject from sentences

writing-style rhetoric zeugma

Phrase for asking the obvious

phrases phrase-requests rhetoric

Is there a name for inverting word order to accomplish a different meaning?

single-word-requests word-order rhetoric

Term for when someone falsely accuses you of doing to them what they are actually doing to you

rhetoric rhetorical-devices politics argument-structure rare-words

Name of a particular type of verbal riposte

rhetoric

What kind of rhetoric is (this particular) "No one ever [...]"

rhetoric politics

Litotes: Always for Emphasis? Used for Non-committal Hedging? Any Authoritative Source?

negation figures-of-speech rhetoric litotes

Rhetorical device - listing rejected answers

questions rhetoric apophasis

"We must eat to live, not live to eat." — What kind of rhetorical figure is that?

word-choice rhetoric

What is the opposite of synecdoche?

single-word-requests rhetoric metonyms synecdoche

What makes a question rhetorical?

word-usage rhetoric