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will desire his words to be taken in a
different sense from their literal meaning, will
hesitate what argument or form of statement to
prefer, will classify and divide, will deliberately
omit and ignore some point, and defend himself
by anticipation; will transfer the blame of some
charge brought against him to his opponent, will
often take his audience, and sometimes even his
opponent into consultation,”
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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