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    This document outlines the S.O.A.P.S. method for conducting a rhetorical analysis. It instructs the analyst to identify the Speaker, their significance; the Occasion being addressed; the intended Audience and why they are important; the Purpose of the rhetoric in terms of what the speaker wants to achieve and how they want the audience to respond; and finally the real Subject being discussed, which often requires interpretation to discern. The S.O.A.P.S. method provides a framework to systematically analyze key elements of any rhetorical piece.

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    S. O. A. P. S.

    *Use this for Rhetorical Analysis!

    Speaker:
    Who is speaking?
    What is his/her significance? In other words, why is it important that our
    speaker is our speaker?

    Occasion:

    What specific event is the rhetoric referring to?


    What is bothering the author before he/she sits down to write?

    Audience:

    To whom is the speaker talking to?


    Why is the speakers intended audience important?

    Purpose:
    What does the speaker want to achieve?
    What does the speaker want the audience to do/think/believe?
    Subject:
    What is the speaker talking about?
    *NOTE: This is oftentimes the hardest step. You need to interpret and

    analyze each piece of rhetoric to discover what the author is really talking
    about.

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