Word of the Day – Epiplexis

Epiplexis (noun)

epp-ip-leks-is

Asking questions in order to chide, to express grief, or to inveigh.

A rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them.

Example sentences

“I find her so aggressive, everything she says is accompanied with an epiplexis”

“There’s no need to end every sentence with an epiplexis, I genuinely didn’t know.”