Question

shandel decided to give a persuasive speech on climate change, and she is thinking about how to best approach the topic. she spends four hours researching climate change and finding state - of - the - art studies on how to combat this global issue. which canon of rhetoric is shandel primarily focused on for her speech?
invention
delivery
style
arrangement

Explanation:

The canons of rhetoric include Invention, Delivery, Style, and Arrangement. Invention involves researching, gathering information, and generating ideas for a speech. Shandel is spending time researching climate change and finding studies, which is about generating content and ideas for her persuasive speech. Delivery is about how the speech is presented (voice, gestures, etc.), Style is about the language and tone, and Arrangement is about organizing the speech structure. So her focus is on Invention.

Answer:

A. Invention