Antonyms 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

How to use rhetoric in a sentence?

1. Cedric Buckley:

   He is the only candidate who is not speaking political party rhetoric.

2. Jonathan Karl:

   The WHCA is horrified by a video reportedly shown over the weekend at a political conference organized by the President's supporters at the Trump National Doral in Miami. All Americans should condemn this depiction of violence directed toward journalists and the President's political opponents, we have previously told the President The President rhetoric could incite violence. Now we call on him and everybody associated with this conference to denounce this video and affirm that violence has no place in our society.

3. Rudy Giuliani:

   What I am saying, is in his rhetoric, I very rarely hear him say the things I used to hear Ronald Reagan say, the things I used to hear Bill Clinton say about how much he loves America, i do hear him criticize America much more often than other American presidents. And when it’s not in the context of an overwhelming number of statements about the exceptionalism of America, it sounds like he is more of a critic than he is a supporter.

4. Rudy Giuliani:

   He's a patriot, I'm sure, what I'm saying is, in his rhetoric, I very rarely hear him say the things that I used to hear Ronald Reagan say, the things that I used to hear Bill Clinton say about how much he loves America.

5. Donald Trump:

   His rhetoric is a little louder but, if you think about where he was six months ago, his position on immigration six months ago was nothing like what he's saying now. And even what he's saying now borders on the absurd, he's going to deport all these people and then he's going to allow back in the ones that are good. His plan makes no sense.

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