http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinguisticsDiscussionForum/Forum35.htmGet into the nitty-gritty of the language.enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAuthorExpressesHypothetical-Situation/vxbww/post.htm#415344Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:34:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:415344CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAuthorExpressesHypothetical-Situation/vxbww/post.htm#415344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-415344.xmlIn certain situations in science it's called a "thought experiment". Sometimes it's called a "what-if analysis". CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAuthorExpressesHypothetical-Situation/vxbww/post.htm#415335Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:34:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:415335Newmoon18051http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAuthorExpressesHypothetical-Situation/vxbww/post.htm#415335http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-415335.xmlHi, Is it Case study?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAuthorExpressesHypothetical-Situation/vxbww/post.htmSat, 25 Apr 2009 11:34:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403299Messala2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenAuthorExpressesHypothetical-Situation/vxbww/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-403299.xmlIs there a name for a literary technique like that? Thanks in advance! Also, I'm sure its not parody, anecdote, side story frame-story or back-story.