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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 10
Section 483 of 882
Canonical reference 2.21.10
Ancient Greek
καθόλου δὲ μὴ ὄντος καθόλου εἰπεῖν μάλιστα ἁρμόττει ἐν σχετλιασμῷ καὶ δεινώσει, καὶ ἐν τούτοις ἢ ἀρχόμενον ἢ ἀποδείξαντα.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
To express in general terms what is not general is especially suitable in complaint or exaggeration, and then either at the beginning or after the demonstration.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Exprimer en termes généraux ce qui n’est pas général convient particulièrement à la plainte ou à l’exagération, et alors soit au début, soit après la démonstration.