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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 10
Section 158 of 882
Canonical reference 1.2.10
Ancient Greek
φανερὸν δὲ καὶ ὅτι ἑκάτερον ἔχει ἀγαθὸν τὸ εἶδος τῆς ῥητορείας· καθάπερ γὰρ καὶ ἐν τοῖς μεθοδικοῖς εἴρηται, καὶ ἐν τούτοις ὁμοίως ἔχει· εἰσὶν γὰρ αἱ μὲν παραδειγματώδεις ῥητορεῖαι αἱ δὲ ἐνθυμηματικαί, καὶ ῥήτορες ὁμοίως οἱ μὲν παραδειγματώδεις οἱ δὲ ἐνθυμηματικοί. πιθανοὶ μὲν οὖν οὐχ ἧττον οἱ λόγοι οἱ διὰ τῶν παραδειγμάτων, θορυβοῦνται δὲ μᾶλλον οἱ ἐνθυμηματικοί·
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
It is evident that Rhetoric enjoys both these advantages - for what has been said in the Methodica holds good also in this case - for rhetorical speeches are sometimes characterized by examples and sometimes by enthymemes, and orators themselves may be similarly distinguished by their fondness for one or the other. Now arguments that depend on examples are not less calculated to persuade, but those which depend upon enthymemes meet with greater approval.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Il est évident que la Rhétorique possède ces deux avantages, car ce qui a été dit dans les Méthodiques vaut également ici : les discours rhétoriques se caractérisent tantôt par les exemples, tantôt par les enthymèmes, et les orateurs eux-mêmes peuvent pareillement se distinguer par leur prédilection pour les uns ou pour les autres. Or les arguments fondés sur des exemples ne sont pas moins propres à persuader, mais ceux qui reposent sur des enthymèmes recueillent davantage d’approbation.
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