noun
Refers to the art or study of effective speaking and writing, including figures of speech and persuasive techniques.
修辞法を学ぶと、文章がより説得力を持つ。
Studying rhetoric makes your writing more persuasive.
この詩にはさまざまな修辞法が使われている。
Various rhetorical devices are used in this poem.
レトリック is a common loanword for 'rhetoric', often used in everyday or critical contexts, whereas 修辞法 is more technical and academic.
Compound of 修辞 (しゅうじ, 'rhetoric') and 法 (ほう, 'method, law'). The term is a Sino-Japanese word used in academic and literary contexts.