heroics vs rhetoric

heroics

noun
  • The actions of a hero. 

  • Emergency intervention to save a patient's life. 

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 heroics and rhetoric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )