Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory: Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University, Volume 2Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810 - Oratory |
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... considered under the denomination of the state of the controversy . But even when the proposition itself is single , the discourse , by which it is supported , cannot be long , or it must contain a variety of considerations , which 8 ...
... considered under the denomination of the state of the controversy . But even when the proposition itself is single , the discourse , by which it is supported , cannot be long , or it must contain a variety of considerations , which 8 ...
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... , that we have hitherto considered , is mere pre- paration . As yet the orator has only told us what he proposes to do . The all - important task of proving what he has affirmed still remains . And this Confirmation Ratiocination.
... , that we have hitherto considered , is mere pre- paration . As yet the orator has only told us what he proposes to do . The all - important task of proving what he has affirmed still remains . And this Confirmation Ratiocination.
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... considered by itself , or by the proof of confutation , the object of which is to remove and repel the objections , raised against it by the adverse speaker . In discoursing to you upon the other parts of a formal oration , or upon the ...
... considered by itself , or by the proof of confutation , the object of which is to remove and repel the objections , raised against it by the adverse speaker . In discoursing to you upon the other parts of a formal oration , or upon the ...
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... considered by Aristotle as applicable only to judicial causes , and they are according to him five in number ; laws , witnesses , contracts , torture , and oaths of the parties . Un- der the general denomination of witnesses he in ...
... considered by Aristotle as applicable only to judicial causes , and they are according to him five in number ; laws , witnesses , contracts , torture , and oaths of the parties . Un- der the general denomination of witnesses he in ...
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... considered as a distinct part of the argument . Hence , if both require such proof , the epichirema consists of five parts . If , while one of the premises is so clear , that it may stand upon its own feet , the other requires the aid ...
... considered as a distinct part of the argument . Hence , if both require such proof , the epichirema consists of five parts . If , while one of the premises is so clear , that it may stand upon its own feet , the other requires the aid ...
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