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AP English Language & Composition
The rhetorical situation is the situation in which a speaker/author and his audience interact with each other.
Rhetoric is the art of persuasive communication.
The rhetorical situation, also known as the rhetorical context, is the set of circumstances surrounding a communication event. It's the dynamic interplay between a speaker and an audience.
To analyze this context, you must consider the setting—where, when, and under what conditions (e.g., formal/informal, friendly/hostile) the communication takes place.