The Rhetorical Situation in Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Address

  Analyze Ronald Reagan's “White House Address to the Nation,” popularly referred to as the Challenger address (video/speech found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QoX_wylLI), in terms of the rhetorical situation. Your essay must address each element of the rhetorical situation to provide supporting evidence for your claims. 1. The Rhetorical Situation: Audience 2. The Rhetorical Situation: Occasion 3. The Rhetorical Situation: Speaker 4. The Rhetorical Situation: Speaker 5. The Rhetorical Situation: Speech