Question

Jill delivered her speech in class and used a lot of jargon (specialized terminology) that her audience found difficult to make sense of. The words and language she chose to use were not understood by all audience members. Which canon of rhetoric does this description fit into?

Answer 1

Elocution is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are five canons of rhetoric and they are intended for effective communication. They are invention, arrangement, elocution, memory and delivery. In this case, elocution refers to the way the speaker selects to say something, such as the verbal signs (words and phrases) and non-verbal signs (tone, body language, facial expressions, among many others.)