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EPIPLEXIS — [Noun] A rhetorical device involving a series of questions intended to rebuke or provoke an emotional response. From Latin epiplexis ("rebuke"), from Ancient Greek ἐπίπληξις (epíplēxis, "rebuke"), from ἐπιπλήσσω (epiplḗssō, "to chastise"), from ἐπι- (epi-, "upon") + πλήσσω (plḗssō, "to strike"). Unlike "hypophora" (which answers its own questions for emphasis) or "erotesis" (which lingers in the air for dramatic effect), epiplexis is a weaponized interrogation, a relentless volley meant to shame or sting. It is the prosecutor’s withering "How could you?" to the defendant, the parent’s exhausted "When will you learn?" to the wayward child, or the lover’s quiet "Do you even care?" in the dark—each question a hammer blow to the unspoken truth. Some questions are not meant to be answered; they are meant to wound.