Synonyms for rhetoric
ˈrɛt ər ɪkrhetoric

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1. rhetoricnoun

   using language effectively to please or persuade

   Synonyms:
   empty words, empty talk, hot air, ornateness, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

2. grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoricnoun

   high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

   "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

   Synonyms:
   elaborateness, empty talk, hot air, ornateness, empty words, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

3. palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoricnoun

   loud and confused and empty talk

   "mere rhetoric"

   Synonyms:
   empty talk, blandishment, cajolery, hot air, ornateness, empty words, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

4. rhetoricnoun

   study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

   Synonyms:
   empty words, empty talk, hot air, ornateness, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

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1. • Expressive Style
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1. rhetoricnoun

   Synonyms:
   art of composition

2. rhetoricnoun

   Synonyms:
   oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory

3. rhetoricnoun

   Synonyms:
   declamation, artificial eloquence

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1. List of paraphrases for "rhetoric":

   rhetorical, speech, discourse, oratory

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How to use rhetoric in a sentence?

1. Vladimir Putin:

   We call on all the countries involved in regional issues to refrain from military rhetoric and strive for calm and constructive dialogue. We see, as a common task, the early resumption of six-party talks.

2. Rick Perry:

   2016 isn't going to be an election about whoever's got the loftiest rhetoric, folks are going to look past at what people are saying and look at what you've done.

3. Joe Manchin:

   The social rhetoric (of Trump) didn’t bother them because they were so mad at everything else.

4. Thomas Husson:

   The marketing rhetoric around the Neons is quite extreme at a time when AI generates lots of confusion and anxiety [ with topics such as ] humans replacing machines, AI ethics issues and deep fakes, but if they're able to successfully express emotions, they would help enhance interactions between consumers and brands, and more broadly humanize technology.

5. Natalie Portman:

   Stop the rhetoric that a woman is crazy or difficult, if a man says to you that a woman is crazy or difficult, ask him,' What bad thing did you do to her ?' That's a code word. He is trying to discredit her reputation.