Words similar to discourse

Example sentences for: discourse

How can you use “discourse” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

USAT notes much "partisan quarreling," while the NYT sees a debate that ranged "from sober constitutional discourse to bitter partisan scrapping."
Stung by accusations that it has fallen behind in the online competition, Congress' main political rival, the BJP, said that it prefers a chat format for online discourse and will have a site up and running soon.
The cover essay lambastes the talk show Politically Incorrect for its inane discourse: "The pace is plodding, as host and guests struggle to figure out what it is they're talking about."
Of these, or the many other similar examples I've collected, there is no mention in the book . The reason that I didn't mention them was that to do so seemed to me "a cheap shot"--concentrating on the ephemeral and the inconsequential--the scummy froth atop the waves of any discourse.
Remember how Ross Perot loosed "the devil is in the details" on political discourse?