Rhetoric

Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words.

The people of the United States will elect a new president later this year.

Each party is deciding who will be its one candidate.

This news word is what you hear while listening to those candidates.

Rhetoric.

Stand up, fight back.

The Democratic and Republican candidates have been campaigning for months.

Let’s lift ourselves up, let’s get going together.

I will build a great, great wall on our southern border.

Rhetoric is language used to influence people.

Rhetoric may not be honest or reasonable.

Sometimes, candidates use rhetoric to stand out.