epiplexis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
WordNet
Ep`i*plex"is noun
Etymology
L., reproof, fr. Gr. , fr. to strike at, reprove; + to strike.Definitions
(Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.