Assess students' ability to apply discourse analysis and rhetorical theory to political speeches by identifying persuasive strategies (e.g., framing, appeals to ethos/pathos/logos), naming rhetorical devices (e.g., metaphor, anaphora, euphemism), spotting logical fallacies (e.g., straw man, ad hominem, false dilemma), explaining their persuasive effects and audience positioning, and recommending textual revisions or counter-arguments; include attention to context, power relations, and intertextual cues.