oratory

metaphor

is a conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding.

ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography.

 often makes up for in length what it lacks in depth.

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

is the fine art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain.

Oratory is the fine art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain.

is an art in which nothing you say reveals the fact that you're saying nothing.

Oratory Political oratory is an art in which nothing you say reveals the fact that you're saying nothing.

The object of oratory is not truth but persuasion.

is a conspiracy between speech and action to defeat understanding