rhetoric
Example Sentences
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The current rhetoric, however, has introduced a sharper focus on users’ immigration status and state-level management of the program.
A gifted public speaker, the ordained minister was known for fiery rhetoric, often advocating for the interests of working people, especially minorities.
“Despite the rhetoric overtaking the narrative, when direct competitors see directly opposing results, we believe it is hard to blame the typically-easy-to-blame top-down macro pressures.”
From Barron's
Others, like Jeffrey Campbell, president of Burger King when Jackson opened negotiations in 1983, found the encounter with Jackson and his rhetoric of economic empowerment inspiring.
From Los Angeles Times
The catty media site Gawker noted that corners of the internet like 4Chan could be expected to respond with heinous pranks, without realizing how vile the rhetoric of regular people was about to get.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.