Both Uses of "rhetoric" in "Nineteen Minutes"

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rhetoric
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When an attorney spun mysterious rhetoric like that, it was because he had nothing else he could use to defend his client.†
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rhetoric = the use of (or study of using) words to make a point
This was rhetorical, Josie knew: Matt was already angry.†
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rhetorical = relating to the use of words to make a point

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(1) (rhetoric)
the use of (or study of using) words to make a point -- typically implying skillful use

Rhetoric is used with many connotations. "Effective rhetoric" has a positive connotation, If someone says something is "just rhetoric," they're implying that the words may make a good surface impression, but they are lacking in substance.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)