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Before analysing a speech, a student maps the conditions of communication around it. Those conditions are the:

AEditorial convention
BNarrative resolution
CRhetorical situation
DHistorical convention
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rhetorical situation
1. Rhetoric never floats free. 2. The surrounding conditions shape it. 3. It is the rhetorical situation. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 9, Rhetorical Analysis._
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