Found 2 items, similar to Epiplexis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: epiplexis epiplexis n : a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
English → English (gcide) Definition: Epiplexis Epiplexis \Ep`i*plex"is\, n. [L., reproof, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike at, reprove; 'epi` + ? to strike.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding. [1913 Webster] ||