The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... position and comparatively insignificant in another . And the question how to give an idea force according to its impor- tance is for the most part a question of position . To secure both clearness and distinction it is imperative that ...
... position and comparatively insignificant in another . And the question how to give an idea force according to its impor- tance is for the most part a question of position . To secure both clearness and distinction it is imperative that ...
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... position : “ Let us , for a moment , try to raise ourselves even above the level of their flight , and imagine the Mediterranean lying beneath us like an irregular lake , " etc. Occupying this point of view his vision traverses in ...
... position : “ Let us , for a moment , try to raise ourselves even above the level of their flight , and imagine the Mediterranean lying beneath us like an irregular lake , " etc. Occupying this point of view his vision traverses in ...
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... position , must recognize the opponent as already in possession of the field ; and indeed the reasoner's handling of his opponent betrays his own estimate of the latter's strength . It is of much importance , therefore , that he be wise ...
... position , must recognize the opponent as already in possession of the field ; and indeed the reasoner's handling of his opponent betrays his own estimate of the latter's strength . It is of much importance , therefore , that he be wise ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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