Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with rhetoric in American Collocation
rhetoric
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈretərɪk/
exaggerated
exaggerated
high-flown
overblown
I do not like this kind of overblown, exaggerated rhetoric.
empty
empty
hollow
mere
You wrote with the same empty rhetoric as your other replies.
types of rhetoric
anti-imperialist
government
left-wing
nationalist
patriotic
populist
right-wing
It is vital to avoid surrendering to populist rhetoric.
intended to stir emotion
alarmist
bellicose
emotive
inflammatory
Headlines scream out with emotive rhetoric, spreading fear within the community.
use rhetoric
adopt
deploy
employ
spout
You’re repeating hearsay and spouting rhetoric with absolutely nothing to back it up.
challenge rhetoric
challenge
examine
A Catholic apologist challenges the anti-Catholic rhetoric of some extreme fundamentalists.
avoid rhetoric
avoid
We have successfully avoided flowery rhetoric.
believe rhetoric
believe
You will not be surprised to hear that no one in the Conference believed the rhetoric.
match rhetoric
match
We must ensure that the reality is changed to match the rhetoric.