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.
DEFINING CRITICISM. The term criticism is complex, with several different meanings. In the language of aestheticians who philosophize about art and art criticism, and in the language of art critics, criticism usually refers to a much broader range of activities than just the act of judging.