Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: post, station(noun) the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. a soldier manned the entrance post; a sentry station. military post, post(noun) military installation at which a body of troops is stationed.
Rhetorical criticism is the analysis of a broad range of items related to using language to have an impact on an audience. This is often but not always applied to writing, where the author intends to have a certain effect on readers.
Any statement that is intended to not have any feedback, output, or response to it. They aren't usually meant to be funny, but when they are, they're normally just considered sarcasm, and are left trailing off. 1) A) Damn it's hot outside. B) I know. A) Thanks for responding, that was a rhetorical statement.