This was his explaining act, the thing he would do whenever I fell into one of his rhetorical tricks back in the old days.

A fine rhetorical trick, often utilized in the comments to many compelling news stories.

But it did the rhetorical trick of leaving his audience with a larger feeling than parts one and two could do.

Most employers prefer not to understand the difference between a carnival barker's rhetorical tricks and the deep understanding of an industry.

But he has spent time mastering as many rhetorical tricks as possible.

That "thus" displays one rhetorical trick, to suggest logical connection where none exists.

I can't resist the the old feminist rhetorical trick of reversing the equation.

It's the rhetorical trick of speaking very slowly when you want to say something important.

It's a perfectly simple ending, and also a cunning rhetorical trick.

One problem, Nurse said, was "treating scientific discussion as if it were political debate," using rhetorical tricks rather than logic.