Describe how topoi is used when determining a good speech topic. Provide an example of how topoi works.

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- Topoi is used after a speaker has brainstormed a list of possible speech topics.
- It takes the list of topics and places them into common categories.
- Topoi creates general headings for the subject matter.
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