Peter Ruette

the scary scariest cures word, the scariest of them all
i so scared of it

adult: SHIT
children: gasp!
adult: FUCK
children: gasp!!
adult: BITCH
children: gasp!!1!1
adult: PETER RUETTE
children: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

by Sharkkyyy June 29, 2023

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

by I am feeling fat and sassy January 18, 2009

rhetoriquist

n. A person who makes up words for the purpose of deception or personal gain, particularly in word games such as scrabble or G-H-O-S-T.

See Bullshitter

The rhetoriquist angered me when he insisted that "strategery" is a word.

by ziggy July 8, 2004

Rhetoritarted

What you call someone who answers a Rhetorical question!

Pronounced (Re-Tora-Tarted)

B1: Why are u such a tool?

B2: It actually dates back to 5th grade when...

B1(cutting in): Hold Up! WTF? are u Rhetoritarted?

by Fletchah August 14, 2009

Retta

Retta is one of the sweetest people you will meet. She is a people pleaser, cannot take a compliment to save her life. Retta is a tall girl with dark curly hair, she loves to learn songs and sing a lot. If you become friends with a Retta, hold on to that friendship because she will stick with you through your highest points and your lowest, but don’t mess which her because even though she is sweet, Retta also can take you down a notch if she needs to.

That’s my friend Retta right there

by Ladybird1958 November 4, 2018

rhetoric

The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively

I would tear you apart with my rhetoric

by John March 21, 2005

rhetorical dissonance

when someone doesn't take the default politically correct rhetorical position of their own stance in discussing a political issue. It leads to a false perception of cognitive dissonance by their audience, when in fact the person is abandoning rhetoric and examining the issue without rhetorical bias. It leads to an ally of a cause to be seen as the enemy for not falling in line with automatically assumed rhetorical positions.

When Bob argued the following, "I am a full supporter of gender equality. However, the SCUM Manifesto doesn't help the feminist cause. Many feminists become just as bad as chauvinists, when their responses to sexism become just as polemic," he was seen as criticizing feminism, creating rhetorical dissonance. Another example is the following: "Gay rights are very important, and they should be equal. That being said, the APA has established that orientation changes over a lifetime. The reality is that some people can and do choose to be gay, not that there's anything wrong with that."

by ideomotion October 21, 2010