rhetoric vs utterance

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. 

utterance

noun
  • A manner of speaking. 

  • Something spoken. 

  • The ability to speak. 

  • An act of uttering. 

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