My favorite part of this weeks readings were the 5 canons of rhetoric; invention, style, arrangement, memory and delivery. Reading this made me think that already we uses these in constructing a speech but at times, we may forget to factor in others. Memory is not as important as it once was because of the use of technology today, but I feel that if someone were to memorize a piece of rhetoric and be able to deliver this in an organized manner, that is a special tool.
One of my favorite parts of these canons is invention because there are mulitple perspectives that someone can argue or persuade a point. I was able to learn this tool especially in my argument and debate class because even though you may not have believed in the side you are arguing, you were forced to look at different perspectives on how to argue effectively.
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Hello Uncle Chris! Do you think current day speakers generally utilize each of these steps? Are there other valid strategies a person can utilize to create a good speech?
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