The canons of rhetoric in public speaking were originally developed by the great philosopher, Aristotle to help deliver effective messages or information. We could recall from the last session on public speaking about the persuasive appeals of Aristotle. Those were the various ways a public speaker could deploy into his or her public speaking profession. They were the ethos, logos, and pathos. (You can refer to the previous lesson on public speaking). The canons of rhetoric unlike persuasive appeals, help a public speaker to develop an effective message that would be able to inform and persuade the listeners or audiences.

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