rhetoric vs tirade

rhetoric

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

  • Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress. 

adj
  • Synonym of rhetorical. 

tirade

noun
  • A long, angry or violent speech. 

  • A section of verse concerning a single theme. 

verb
  • To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade. 

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