HyperDic: epiplexis

English > 1 sense of the word epiplexis:
NOUNcommunicationepiplexisa rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
English > epiplexis: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them.
Broaderrhetorical deviceA use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Spanishepiplexis

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