rhetoric vs wording

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. 

wording

noun
  • A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context. 

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