argumentive vs rhetorical

argumentive

adj
  • Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning. 

rhetorical

adj
  • Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument. 

  • Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade. 

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