rhetorical mode
variety, conventions, and purposes of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking
description
rhetorical mode to to re-create, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture what is being described
argumentation theory
study of how conclusions are reached through logical reasoning; one of four rhetorical modes
narration
use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience