Rhetoric vs. Discourse

Rhetoricadjective

synonym of rhetorical.

Rhetoricnoun

The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

Rhetoricnoun

Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

Rhetoricnoun

The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.

Rhetoricnoun

Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force.

Rhetoricnoun

Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.

Rhetoricnoun

Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms.

Rhetoricnoun

using language effectively to please or persuade

Rhetoricnoun

high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Rhetoricnoun

loud and confused and empty talk;

Rhetoricnoun

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

Rhetoric

Rhetoric () is the art of persuasion, which along with grammar and logic (or dialectic – see Martianus Capella), is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. Rhetoric aims to study the techniques writers or speakers utilize to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations.

Discoursenoun

Verbal exchange, conversation.

Discoursenoun

(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.

Discoursenoun

(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

Discoursenoun

(countable) Any rational expression, reason.

Discoursenoun

An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).

Discoursenoun

(obsolete) Dealing; transaction.

Discourseverb

(intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.

Discourseverb

(intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.

Discourseverb

To debate.

Discourseverb

To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.

Discourseverb

To produce or emit (musical sounds).

Discoursenoun

The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty.

Discoursenoun

Conversation; talk.

Discoursenoun

The art and manner of speaking and conversing.

Discoursenoun

Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.; as, the preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.

Discoursenoun

Dealing; transaction.

Discourseverb

To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.

Discourseverb

To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's views; to talk in a continuous or formal manner; to hold forth; to speak; to converse.

Discourseverb

To relate something; to tell.

Discourseverb

To treat of something in writing and formally.

Discourseverb

To treat of; to expose or set forth in language.

Discourseverb

To utter or give forth; to speak.

Discourseverb

To talk to; to confer with.

Discoursenoun

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

Discoursenoun

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

Discoursenoun

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic;

Discourseverb

to consider or examine in speech or writing;

Discourseverb

carry on a conversation

Discourseverb

talk or hold forth formally about a topic;

Discourse

Discourse is a generalization of the notion of a conversation to any form of communication. Discourse is a major topic in social theory, with work spanning fields such as sociology, anthropology, continental philosophy, and discourse analysis.