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.
Definition: The role or behavior of a speaker or writer in relation to his or her subject, audience, and persona (or voice). The term rhetorical stance was coined in 1963 by American rhetorician Wayne C. Booth. See Examples and Observations, below. See also: 1  Ethos. 2  Logos. 3  Pathos. 4  Purpose. 5  Rhetoric.