epiplexis

Meaning

Noun

• A rhetorical device where a sequence of rhetorical questions is used to criticise or blame, or more generally, to elicit an emotional response.

Origin

• Latin epiplexis ("rebuke"), from Ancient Greek ἐπίπληξις ("rebuke"), from ἐπιπλήσσω, from ἐπι- (see ) + πλήσσω.