English-Danish translations for rhetorical

• retorisk
  Det er ikke kun et retorisk spørgsmål. This is not just a rhetorical question.
  Det er ikke noget teoretisk, ikke noget retorisk spørgsmål. The question is neither theoretical nor rhetorical.
  Dette må ikke kun forblive en retorisk forpligtelse. This should not be allowed to become just a rhetorical commitment.

Definition of rhetorical

• Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade
• Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument

Examples

• A rhetorical question is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.

Related words

• rhetorically
• antirhetorical
• rhetorical question
• rhetorical figure
• rhetorical device
• rhetorical move