Being Your Own Interior Designer with Writing

Chapter eight of Envision lectures on presenting arguments through a variety of designs. The levels of decorum presented at the beginning of the chapter gives the reader a better understanding of the argumentative levels of a written or visual piece.
Grand style, the first and most sophisticated style of decorum, uses advanced language and many rhetorical devices to move an audience. Many grand style written pieces can be found in scholarly journals. The second level of decorum is appropriately considered middle style.
Middle style is a little more laid back. It includes using some formal language and arguing at a comfortable pace. Middle style written or visual pieces can be found in newspapers.
The last style of decorum is plain style. Plain style doesn't use formal language and focuses more on simplicity and straightforwardness. It uses consequences or conclusions rather than detail.
The three styles of decorum are used depending on the formal and rhetorical needs of the audience. Chapter eight continues on to explain which levels of decorum are used in written and visual pieces. From academic writings to multimedia montages, examples and "how to's" are provided on the three levels of decorum.