Rhetorical vs. Bombastic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rhetorical and Bombastic
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Rhetorical
Of or relating to rhetoric.
Bombastic
Having an extravagant or pompous style
A bombastic speech denouncing the government's policies.
Rhetorical
Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.
Bombastic
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
Rhetorical
Used for persuasive effect
A speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.
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Bombastic
High-sounding but with little meaning.
Rhetorical
Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
A rhetorical question is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.
Bombastic
(archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
Rhetorical
Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.
Bombastic
Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated.
A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology.
Rhetorical
A study or exercise in rhetoric.
Bombastic
Ostentatiously lofty in style;
A man given to large talk
Tumid political prose
Rhetorical
Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense.
Rhetorical
Of or relating to rhetoric;
Accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested
The rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation
Rhetorical
Concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking;
A rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply
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