aposiopesis vs rhetoric

aposiopesis

noun
  • An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—). 

rhetoric

noun
  • Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress. 

  • The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade. 

adj
  • Synonym of rhetorical. 

How often have the words aposiopesis and rhetoric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )