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... exordium , or introduction . 2d . The narrative ( narratio ) or what we should in modern language call a statement of the facts . 3. The division of the arguments . 4th . The argumentative , which is generally the most important part of ...
... exordium , or introduction . 2d . The narrative ( narratio ) or what we should in modern language call a statement of the facts . 3. The division of the arguments . 4th . The argumentative , which is generally the most important part of ...
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... exordium . This part of every discourse , as Cicero ob- serves , is certainly founded on nature and com- mon sense . Was any man to address his supe- rior , whom he did not know , he would not be- gin his suit abruptly , without knowing ...
... exordium . This part of every discourse , as Cicero ob- serves , is certainly founded on nature and com- mon sense . Was any man to address his supe- rior , whom he did not know , he would not be- gin his suit abruptly , without knowing ...
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... exordium . " The submission of a free people to the executive authority of government , is no more than a compliance with laws , which they them- selves have enacted . While the national ho- nour is firmly maintained abroad , and while ...
... exordium . " The submission of a free people to the executive authority of government , is no more than a compliance with laws , which they them- selves have enacted . While the national ho- nour is firmly maintained abroad , and while ...
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... exordium should be clear and correct . At first an audience are generally attentive to the speaker , and when they are not warmed with the discourse or subject ... exordium . * Most men entertain too high an opinion 226 EXORDIUM .
... exordium should be clear and correct . At first an audience are generally attentive to the speaker , and when they are not warmed with the discourse or subject ... exordium . * Most men entertain too high an opinion 226 EXORDIUM .
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. exordium . * Most men entertain too high an opinion of themselves to be pleased with those who assume any thing of an overbearing ap- pearance ; wherefore be cautious never to pro ... EXORDIUM . 227.
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. exordium . * Most men entertain too high an opinion of themselves to be pleased with those who assume any thing of an overbearing ap- pearance ; wherefore be cautious never to pro ... EXORDIUM . 227.
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