Lou Gehrig, after illness ended his baseball career: “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” What belongs in the Tone row?

Virginia Woolf writes, “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” What belongs in the Subject row?

Wollstonecraft writes, “I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.” What purpose does SOAPSTone help name?

Churchill repeats, “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds.” What belongs in the Tone row?

Mandela says he cherished “a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.” What fits the Message row?

In Swift’s satire A Modest Proposal, he writes, “I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts.” What belongs in the Tone row?

A chart for a student organizer’s letter to the school board says Speaker: school board; Audience: student organizer; Subject: later start times. What correction is needed?

A chart for a nurse’s editorial after a heat wave says Occasion: annual health fair; Purpose: to entertain; Audience: local readers. Which correction fits?

A curator’s donor speech chart says Speaker: donors; Audience: curator; Subject: preserving local artifacts; Tone: formal appreciation. What must change?

A petition from parents to a principal after playground injuries says Audience: injured students; Purpose: to thank staff; Occasion: recent injuries. Which correction is strongest?

A scientist’s newspaper op-ed on coastal flooding says Audience: lab team; Context: peer-review conference; Subject: sea-level planning. Which fix is needed?

A student asks, “What values and assumptions does this passage expect its readers to bring?” Which corner of the rhetorical triangle is being tested?

An analyst asks how a writer’s fieldwork, title, and firsthand observations build credibility. Which triangle corner is in focus?

A student asks whether the passage is really about prison conditions, the writer’s trial, or public memory. Which triangle corner does that question test?

Which triangle corner governs the question, “What persona does the writer adopt, such as expert, insider, or fellow citizen, before making the claim?”

Chart: Speaker: public-health director; Occasion: after a water advisory; Audience: residents; Subject: boiling water until repairs are tested. Which purpose fits?

Chart: Speaker: alumna at commencement; Occasion: graduation; Audience: graduates; Subject: choosing work that serves others. Which purpose fits?

Chart: Speaker: warehouse safety trainer; Occasion: before the seasonal rush; Audience: new hires; Subject: reporting hazards. Which purpose follows?

Two students read the same op-ed. One summarizes the argument; the other completes SOAPSTone. What does the second student have that the first may lack?

A summary says, “The editorial favors later rehearsal times.” What would SOAPSTone add to make the reading more rhetorical?