The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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... tion , which groups different objects by like characteristics , thus including many under one name , is in reality a creation of the human mind , and owes its completeness to the observer's acumen and thoroughness . It is not meant by ...
... tion , which groups different objects by like characteristics , thus including many under one name , is in reality a creation of the human mind , and owes its completeness to the observer's acumen and thoroughness . It is not meant by ...
Page 431
... tion or to show that the alternative was not correctly taken . - EXAMPLES . In his speech to the electors of Bristol , Burke attacks the custom of imprisonment for debt , and its only existing remedy or rather miti- gation , Acts of ...
... tion or to show that the alternative was not correctly taken . - EXAMPLES . In his speech to the electors of Bristol , Burke attacks the custom of imprisonment for debt , and its only existing remedy or rather miti- gation , Acts of ...
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... tion , 361 ; of refutation , 443- ORDERING OF MATERIAL , GENERAL PROCESSES IN THE , 245 . Orders of thought - building , two ; 276 . Outline structure of discourse , 264 . Outline , the comprehensive , in descrip- tion , 330 . PARAGRAPH ...
... tion , 361 ; of refutation , 443- ORDERING OF MATERIAL , GENERAL PROCESSES IN THE , 245 . Orders of thought - building , two ; 276 . Outline structure of discourse , 264 . Outline , the comprehensive , in descrip- tion , 330 . PARAGRAPH ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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