Rhetorical Terms #8

pulp fiction

Novels written for mass consumption, often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots

rhetorical mode

A general term that identifies discourse according to its chief purpose. Modes include exposition (to explain, analyze, or discuss an idea), argumentation (to prove a point or to persuade), description (to recreate or present with details), and narration (to relate an anecdote or story).

rhetorical stance

Language that conveys a speaker’s attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject.

romance

An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places