*understand the rhetorical situation before you analyze the rhetorical choices

-the person who is creating the text

-the speaker affects how you understand
the speech
-their lens on the situation

the reason behind the piece the goal of the piece, call to action

-the time, place and "climate"

in which the text occurs
-historical, political or cultural
Speech, Essay,
issues surrounding the text
-the content or subject matter Review, personal NOT "everyone"
of the text letter You may not be the audience
-the general topic may have influenced the rhetorical
situation

shared values with speaker?

**Created
by Mrs. Brown, Norwalk Community Unit School District, Iowa