The Gatekeeper/s blends realism and idealism in a novel way.
Rhetoricians are the ones expected to obtain consent from people and they act on behalf of GAIC (Global Authority for Informed Consent) and its neg.
The story is set against a legal system based on seeking consent between parties involved in a negotiation, rather than regarding one party wrong and the other right, as in the old legal system.
The style is also unusual in that it moves from rhetorical dialogue to emphatic storytelling.
The Gatekeeper/s blends realism and idealism in a novel way