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レトリック (retorikku) Japanese meaning: rhetoric | Kotomora
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His speech is rich in rhetoric.
Don't be fooled by politicians' rhetoric.
Usage patterns レトリックを 使つか う to use rhetoric
He skillfully used rhetoric in his speech.
巧たく みなレトリック skillful rhetoric
His essay shows skillful use of rhetoric.
レトリックに 富と む to be rich in rhetoric
The speech was rich in rhetoric.
レトリックを 駆く 使し する to make full use of rhetoric
He made full use of rhetoric to explain the complex issue.
Related words 修辞 is the native Japanese, more academic or literary term for rhetoric, while レトリック is the everyday loanword with the same meaning.
弁論 focuses on the act of making a speech or argument, whereas レトリック refers to the stylistic art of persuasive language itself.
Etymology Loanword from English 'rhetoric', ultimately from Greek 'rhētorikē'.
