II.   Mind (PSY)

Expression, also known as an "utterance" is a complete unit of speech with meaning in an oral (spoken) language. Expressions are usually distinguished from one another by periods of silence.

The word expression is derived from the Latin word expressio meaning “a pressing out”.

All expressions may be defined according to three (3) types being neutral, influential and rhetorical:

(i) A neutral expressions is any valid utterance that does not seek to influence or compel the audience to form a judgment one (1) way or the other; and

(ii) An influential expression is any valid utterance that seeks to influence the intended audience through the use of grammatical rules such as questioning or demanding; and

(iii) A rhetorical expression is one (1) that performs its meaning by the tone of speech or use of rhetoric rather than merely the factual content of the expression.