Aristotle taught his rhetoric students that arguments, reasoning, and evidence are used to support claims. When a persuasive speaker plans and prepares the message with this assertion in mind, what type of persuasive proof is highlighted?

A) logos
B) ethos
C) pathos
D) mythos
E) logistics


A

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