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A rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
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epiplexis
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epiplexis \Ep`i*plex"is\, n. [L., reproof, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike at, reprove; 'epi` + ? to strike.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding. [1913 Webster] ||
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric English) A rhetorical figure seeking to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.