{"id":413,"date":"2015-06-02T19:41:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T19:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=413"},"modified":"2015-06-05T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T11:05:57","slug":"basic-questions-for-rhetorical-analysis","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/chapter\/basic-questions-for-rhetorical-analysis\/","title":{"raw":"Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis","rendered":"Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What is the rhetorical situation?<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>What occasion gives rise to the need or opportunity for persuasion?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What is the historical occasion that would give rise to the composition of this text?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2>Who is the author\/speaker?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>How does he or she establish ethos (personal credibility)?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Does he\/she come across as knowledgeable? 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