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What are the three elements Aristotle divided rhetoric into?

Speaker, topic, and audience.

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Why: Aristotle divided rhetoric into the speaker, the topic or point of the speech, and the audience.

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Answer: Speaker, topic, and audience. Aristotle divided rhetoric into the speaker, the topic or point of the speech, and the audience.

  1. Public speaking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaking
    Aristotle divides rhetoric into three elements: (i) the speaker; (ii) the topic or point of the speech; and (iii) the audience.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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