Some environmental groups, however, have criticized Newsom for his approach to the oil industry, saying he has failed to live up to his rhetoric.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Is Cracking Down on Oil Spills. But Our Reporting Shows Many Are Still Flowing.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun|September 24, 2020|ProPublica
So there are clear discrepancies here between the rhetoric and the action.
If China plans to go carbon neutral by 2060, why is it building so many coal plants?|James Temple|September 23, 2020|MIT Technology Review
This can certainly change, particularly after a close race drenched with vituperative rhetoric.
Most Americans understand that we probably won’t see a winner on election night|Philip Bump|September 23, 2020|Washington Post
This prompted congressional investigations, lawsuits, a lot of political rhetoric, and even more public worry about whether the disruptions pose a threat to what will likely be the most mail-reliant election in history.
How The Post Office Became A Political Football|Kaleigh Rogers (kaleigh.rogers@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 21, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
This resulting chaos is reflected in divisive rhetoric and burning cities, in militarized citizenry and dictatorial echo chambers.
The American Fringes Go Mainstream|Nick Fouriezos|September 6, 2020|Ozy
“You try to always scratch where the itch is,” Huckabee said about his campaigning and rhetoric in the 2008 primary.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He has struck a promising tone these last few days with his rhetoric about trying to “see each other.”
Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Francis is well into his seventies, looks it, has a mild demeanor and soft speaking style; but his rhetoric is electrifying.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In return, Cuban rhetoric wholeheartedly blamed the United States for crippling their economy.
Cuba Is A Kleptocracy, Not Communist|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I saw it first hand during the conflict in Gaza this summer when friendships ended as the conflict and the rhetoric heated up.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was, says Southey, a species of rhetoric in which they indulged freely, and exceeded all other sectarians.
Library Notes|A. P. Russell
"Damn the stocks," began Mr. Stirn, plunging right in medias res, and by a fine use of one of the noblest figures of rhetoric.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851|Various
I had not the energy to correct his rhetoric, or whatever it was, by explaining that a blow can't be bitter.
The Brightener|C. N. Williamson
It is a good rule in travelling, as in rhetoric, to keep the best to the last, and wind up with a climax.
From Egypt to Japan|Henry M. Field
The great Edmund Burke exhausted against it all his unrivalled powers of rhetoric.
The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3|John Charles Dent
British Dictionary definitions for rhetoric
rhetoric
/ (ˈrɛtərɪk) /
noun
the study of the technique of using language effectively
the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or please; oratory
excessive use of ornamentation and contrivance in spoken or written discourse; bombast
speech or discourse that pretends to significance but lacks true meaningall the politician says is mere rhetoric
Word Origin for rhetoric
C14: via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) (the art of) rhetoric, from rhētōrrhetor