Collocations for rhetoric - noun
ADJ.
empty, mere
Her speech was just empty rhetoric.
Her speech was just empty rhetoric.
militant, powerful, radical | government, official | nationalist, patriotic, political, revolutionary, sectarian
VERB + RHETORIC
adopt, engage in, resort to, use
He was quite prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents.
He was quite prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents.
PREP.
behind/beneath the ~
Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.
Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.
despite the ~
Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform.
Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform.
~ about/concerning/on
official rhetoric on the virtues of large families
official rhetoric on the virtues of large families