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Epiplexis

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Ep`i`plex´is
n.1.(Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.
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Noun1.epiplexis - a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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194) Typically, a rhetorical question is asked not to elicit information but to express emotion, as with erotesis (implying strong affirmation or denial) and epiplexis (to chastise).
George, Woody, Gary, and Homer S.: popular culture meets classical ... by Zimmerman, Brett / Style
Alternatively, if the professor's epiplexis were rather more oblique, recalling, say, a couple of lines from Beowulf, the conditions for uptake would not be reasonable: a child can hardly be expected to catch an allusion to "Grendles modor / ides aglaec-wif.
The pragmatics of prosody by Hurley, Michael D. / Style
 
 
 
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