rhetoric vs style

rhetoric and style both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rhetoric	Yes	No	No	No
style	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, style is a hypernym of rhetoric; that is, style is a word with a broader meaning than rhetoric:

rhetoric: using language effectively to please or persuade
style: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

Other hypernyms of rhetoric include expressive style.

As nouns, style is a hypernym of rhetoric; that is, style is a word with a broader meaning than rhetoric:

rhetoric: high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
style: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

Other hypernyms of rhetoric include expressive style.

rhetoric (noun)	style (noun)
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)	a slender bristlelike or tubular process
using language effectively to please or persuade	a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation	how something is done or how it happens
loud and confused and empty talk	distinctive and stylish elegance
	the popular taste at a given time
	a particular kind (as to appearance)
	a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
	editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
	(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma

rhetoric (verb)	style (verb)
	designate by an identifying term
	make consistent with certain rules of style
	make consistent with a certain fashion or style