When Rhetoric Misses the Mark

Darcy Just doesnt get it right the first time. Unfortunately he doesnt consider his AUDIENCE. The CONTEXT was not a romantic evening, but an ordinary afternoon which takes Elizabeth totally by surprise. Our SPEAKER, does not prove reliable to his audience, and therefore his PURPOSE is not met.
His rhetoric definitely improves by the end of the book. Hes not so bad after all. He just needed an AP language course in his 19th century life.