rhetoric vs silence

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. 

silence

noun
  • deadly silence 

  • The act of refraining from speaking. 

  • The absence of any sound. 

verb
  • To repress the expression of something. 

  • To suppress criticism, etc. 

  • To block gene expression. 

  • To murder. 

  • To make (someone or something) silent. 

intj
  • Be silent. 

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