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. 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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1. Energy Aspects ' Mallinson:

   It’s very confrontational. I don’t think that’s enough to derail (the broader lifting of sanctions), but it is prompting a few more questions about what would the timing of the return of Iranian barrels look like, the statements at the weekend by (Iranian oil officials) that Iran would only increase production at the level of the market can absorb seems to be a shift in rhetoric.

2. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   The United States and this administration is deeply concerned about rhetoric that seeks to marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens.

3. President Trump:

   Some people say my rhetoric is very strong but look what has happened with very weak rhetoric in the last 25 years.

4. Anna Eskamani:

   It's clear based on the rhetoric, based on who supports them, based on the intention of those who have supported these bills that the goal is to erase LGBTQ + people, it's to erase conversations on Black history, on parts of America's past that are unsavory but are important for us to acknowledge so that we don't repeat them.

5. Brian Kersmanc:

   Although we're seeing tamed-back rhetoric, we believe that we're still far away from an ultimate trade deal that will put this behind us. Maybe we've just tackled the easy-to-solve problems.