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Rhetorical Analysis, Part I - Annotating Sources

Rhetorical Analysis, Part I - Annotating Sources

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

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This session will launch a multi-part review of rhetorical analysis. We will use Ronald Reagan’s national address regarding the Challenger explosion to begin the rhetorical analysis process. We will directly apply the Rhetorical Triangle to this text as we critically think through each part of the address. This focus of this session can be summed up in one sentence: “To write like a college student, you must first think like a college student.”