Question

Stuart has just started preparing a speech for his communication class. he has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning and evidence he might use in his speech. stuart is focusing on which canon of public speaking?

Answer 1

The fact that Stuart has just started preparing a speech for his communication class has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning and evidence he might use in his speech means that Stuart is focusing on the invention, as a type of canon of public speaking.

Invention is one of the five canons of rhetoric, together with disposition, style, memory  and delivery. Invention denotes the process of developing and refining your arguments.

Answer 2

Stuart has just started preparing a speech for his communication class. He has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning and evidence he might use in his speech. Stuart is focusing on the invention, as a type of canon of public speaking.