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Common collocations with rhetoric in American Collocation

rhetoric noun uncountable

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.