After we reviewed the rhetorical choices Lincoln made in delivering the Gettsburg Address, I distributed a model rhetorical analysis essay and discussed and demonstrated how to draft an opening paragraph that addresses the rhetorical situation. We then analyzed Claire Booth's 1960 speech to the Washington Press Club. We examined the rhetorical situation and identified the following rhetorical choices: line of reasoning, tone, diction, and syntax. I placed these techniques on the board and discussed how the speaker molded her rhetorical choices to her audience . We further examined why these choices were effective given the purpose of the speech..