What is a rhetorical devise?

imperfection marked by urgency". It is a defect, an obstacle, a situation that need to be improved.

To annoy the asker

Rhetorical definitions are definitions whose purpose is to express or influence attitudes rather than to clarify. Rhetorical explanations are a similar slanting device, only clothed as explanations.

Rhetorically sensitive communication always understands how it will modify its content and approach to appeal to its audience. Knowing your audience: What are the audience's interests? Beliefs?...