rhetology

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noun

The form of rhetorical argument or reasoning that characterizes a rhetorolect.

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Meanings

nounrhetology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe form of rhetorical argument or reasoning that characterizes a rhetorolect.

    I have already suggested that rhetology is dominant in some forms of discourse when compared with others, for example, apocalyptic compared with wisdom.

    2012, Duane F. Watson, Miracle Discourse in the New Testament, →ISBN, page 101
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    At this point in the narration, Lukan prophetic miracle rhetology evokes the belief that power of the Lord in Jesus flowed through the brier into the body of the young man.

    2015, Vernon K. Robbins, Jonathan M. Potter, Jesus and Mary Reimagined in Early Christian Literature, →ISBN, page 17

    The former type of argument is grounded in rhetography - rhetoric that evokes images - and the latter is built upon rhetology - rhetoric that evokes logical reasoning.'

    2017, Robert H. von Thaden Jr., Sex, Christ, and Embodied Cognition: Paul's Wisdom for Corinth, →ISBN
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“rhetology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhetology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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