1. What was the purpose of this speech? Do you believe the speaker achieved this purpose?
2. What was the occasion of this address? How did the specific constraints and resources of the place, day, and circumstances help shape the speaker's remarks?
3. Who was the audience for this address? What common traits did the audience share? In what way did the speaker adapt the speech to this particular audience?
4. Briefly research the background of the speaker. How did the speaker overcome the constraints and use the resources of being who he was in this situation?
5. What types of supporting material and reasoning did the speaker use in this address? Provide examples from the speech of the types you find.
6. What cultural values and beliefs did the speaker appeal to in the address? Provide examples from the speech to support your observations.
7. Drawing on one of the methods of rhetorical criticism discussed in this lesson, evaluate the speech.