Identify the correct sequence of the elements of communication set by Aristotle.

1.Speech

2.Speaker

3.Audience

4.Occasion

5.Effect

A1, 4, 2, 3, 5

B4, 2, 1, 5, 3

C3, 4, 1, 5, 2

D2, 1, 4, 3, 5 ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

Explanation

Aristotle's rhetorical order runs 2, 1, 4, 3, 5.

Statement 2, speaker, comes first because the source, through credibility and character, drives the whole act of persuasion.

Statement 1, speech, follows as the message the speaker frames and delivers.

Statement 4, occasion, comes next, since the setting shapes how the speech should be pitched.

Statement 3, audience, then receives it, being the passive party this model addresses.

Statement 5, effect, closes the chain as the persuasive result on the listeners.

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