Which phrase best describes a rhetorical situation? a. the audience that hears a speech b. the speaker's understanding of physical and verbal cues c, the art of using inflammatory language to build emotion d. the circumstances surronding a rhetorical act

The correct answer is option D. The circumstances surronding a rhetorical act.

Explanation:

A rhetorical situation is presented in an event that includes a topic, an audience and some type of restriction.

We currently have three points of view:

Having established this, we can say that The circumstances surrounding a rhetorical act is the most appropriate phrase for the concept of rhetorical situation, since it is quite similar to the first point of view.

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explanation:

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.