rhetoric vs verbosity

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. 

verbosity

noun
  • The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness 

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