eloquence
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- public speaking
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- elocution
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- Eloquence in antiquity
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- Modern politicians and eloquence
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thumb|Statue of Eloquence at the Palais du parlement de Bretagne, Rennes
Eloquence (from French eloquence from Latin eloquentia) is the quality of speech or writing that is marked by fluency, elegancy, and persuasiveness. It is also defined as one of the aims of formal oratory and, in this context, refers to the artistic expression of the speech as opposed to its argumentation.
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