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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 37

Section 327 of 882

Canonical reference 1.9.37

Ancient Greek

ἡ δὲ λέξις ἔσται ἀντικειμένη ἐξ ἀνάγκης ὅταν τὸ μὲν κωλῦον τὸ δὲ μὴ κωλῦον μετατεθῇ.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

The form of the expression will necessarily be opposite, when the prohibitive has been changed into the non-prohibitive.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

La forme de l’expression sera nécessairement opposée lorsque l’interdiction aura été changée en absence d’interdiction.

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