rhetorician 

One who practices rhetoric, either posing rhetorical questions or answering them.

Rhetorician 1: "What's up?"
Rhetorician 2: "Inflation?!"

rhetorician by Horatio_AU August 23, 2006

Sophistical rhetorician inebriated by the exhuberance of his own verbosity

a beliveable yet untrue statement from a speaker, that is drunk with the excitement of their supposed ability to use big words.

an expression used to insult someone to their face about how they like to use big words because they think they are smart. thus using irony to get the sarcastic point across.

Smartass: I think you losers are Munificent abhorritions of society as we know it

Insulter: You are a Sophistical rhetorician inebriated by the exhuberance of his own verbosity!!!

Smartass: HUH?

Sophistical rhetorician inebriated by the exhuberance of his own verbosity by Tomcat07 January 9, 2006

rhetorical fact 

A piece of information, usually not true, that a person cites in order to win an argument.

I don't really know if 1.2% of marriages end in murder, it was just a rhetorical fact to shut bob up.

rhetorical fact by thefj February 10, 2014

rhetorical answer 

An answer to a rhetorical question, what is asked to make a point, which is answered to make a point.

"Oh, please. Everyone's always on about the children. I've already tried leaving them alive, but all they do is grow up under my rule or dedicate their pathetic lives to revenge, usually both. Really, killing them is a kindness. I can retract that kindness if you wish. But then who's the villain?"
"Y- you."
"N- no, that was a rhetorical question."
"And I gave you a rhetorical answer."

rhetorical answer by i can feel you slipping October 21, 2015

rhetorical answer 

A response to a question that does not answer the question asked. Commonly used by busy mums with the sole purpose of annoying those asking the question.

Jack: what time will dinner be ready?
Paula: when its cooked.
Jack: stop it with those rhetorical answers! !

rhetorical answer by jess12 May 27, 2014

rhetorical flourish 

An oratory elaboration which exceeds the limits of what most people would describe as useful or informative, or which tangentially strays into the realm philosophical musings.

"Yo, your homie said you was in for some shenanigans."

"No man, that was just rhetorical flourish."

rhetorical flourish by 2dois2b February 27, 2009

rhetorical question

A question were the speaker does not expect an answer

Bob: Jim, why do you have to be such a dumb ass

Jim: well it all started in the summer of 1995 when...

Bob: That was a rhetorical question dumb ass

rhetorical question by I am feeling fat and sassy January 18, 2009