The Principles of RhetoricAmerican book Company, 1923 - 431 páginas |
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... recog- nition of a hearer . Hence , its rules are not absolute , like those of logic , but relative to the character and circum- stances of the person or persons addressed ; for though truth is one , and correct reasoning must always be.
... recog- nition of a hearer . Hence , its rules are not absolute , like those of logic , but relative to the character and circum- stances of the person or persons addressed ; for though truth is one , and correct reasoning must always be.
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... rule and con- dition is , not to attempt to express ourselves in language before we thoroughly know our own meaning . " Part I. of this treatise discusses and illustrates the general principles which apply to written or spoken dis ...
... rule and con- dition is , not to attempt to express ourselves in language before we thoroughly know our own meaning . " Part I. of this treatise discusses and illustrates the general principles which apply to written or spoken dis ...
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... rule of all writing- that rule to which every other is subordinate - is that the words used by the writer shall be such as most fully and precisely convey his meaning to the great body of his readers . All considerations about the ...
... rule of all writing- that rule to which every other is subordinate - is that the words used by the writer shall be such as most fully and precisely convey his meaning to the great body of his readers . All considerations about the ...
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... rule can be laid down . It is too much to say that national use prohibits every foreign word or phrase for which there is an English equivalent ; but there can be no doubt that such words . should be used sparingly . Sometimes good ...
... rule can be laid down . It is too much to say that national use prohibits every foreign word or phrase for which there is an English equivalent ; but there can be no doubt that such words . should be used sparingly . Sometimes good ...
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... rule , it may be neglected . Regard , in short , should be paid not to the letter but to the spirit . precision . I. Of two forms of expression which may be used in The rule of the same sense , that one should be chosen which , in the ...
... rule , it may be neglected . Regard , in short , should be paid not to the letter but to the spirit . precision . I. Of two forms of expression which may be used in The rule of the same sense , that one should be chosen which , in the ...
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