linguistic vs rhetoric

linguistic

adj
  • Of or relating to linguistics. 

  • Of or relating to language. 

  • Relating to a computer language. 

rhetoric

adj
  • Synonym of rhetorical. 

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

  • Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress. 

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