Analyze each element of the rhetorical situation, giving details from the text. Pay particular attention to how the author uses rhetorical appeals and tone to reach the audience, and try to make each section roughly the same length.

• Read William Deresiewicz’s speech “Solitude and Leadership.”

• Organize your Word document in the following sections: Author , Message, Audience , Purpose, and Context.

• Analyze each element of the rhetorical situation, giving details from the text. Pay particular attention to how the author uses rhetorical appeals and tone to reach the audience, and try to make each section roughly the same length.