The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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Page 97
... question . Here , as in the preceding case , distinction is to be made be- tween figurative and unfigurative uses . The figure interrogation asks a question , not for the purpose of obtaining information , nor even as an indication of ...
... question . Here , as in the preceding case , distinction is to be made be- tween figurative and unfigurative uses . The figure interrogation asks a question , not for the purpose of obtaining information , nor even as an indication of ...
Page 440
... question at issue is stated and explained . This is a most indispensable part of the work . Whatever in the question is obscure is to be put into accurate and lucid language ; whatever is hard is to be defined ; whatever is of secondary ...
... question at issue is stated and explained . This is a most indispensable part of the work . Whatever in the question is obscure is to be put into accurate and lucid language ; whatever is hard is to be defined ; whatever is of secondary ...
Page 444
... question — its interpretation , its limits and extent , its exact point at issue . The ideal , in the preparation of the question , is to find the point where the contestants are at one , so that all may have a common basis of reference ...
... question — its interpretation , its limits and extent , its exact point at issue . The ideal , in the preparation of the question , is to find the point where the contestants are at one , so that all may have a common basis of reference ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
Copyright | |
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