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What is the first of Cicero's five canons of rhetoric?

Invention.

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Why: Invention is coming up with what to say and finding effective ways to research it.

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Invention is not about building a machine, it is about building an argument.
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Answer: Invention. Invention is coming up with what to say and finding effective ways to research it.

  1. Public speaking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaking
    Invention is the process of coming up with what to say to persuade the audience of the key points.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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