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he will often attenuate some one point or deride his opponent, will
diverge from his theme and give a bias to his thought,
will set forth what he intends to say, after completing his argument will give a brief summary, will
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recall himself to the point which he has left, repeat
what he has said, complete his proof by a formal
conclusion, embarrass his opponent by asking questions or answer himself in reply to imaginary
questions;”
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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