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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 14

Section 561 of 882

Canonical reference 2.25.14

Ancient Greek

τὰ δὲ τεκμήρια καὶ τεκμηριώδη ἐνθυμήματα κατὰ μὲν τὸ ἀσυλλόγιστον οὐκ ἔσται λῦσαι (δῆλον δὲ καὶ τοῦθʼ ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶν Ἀναλυτικῶν), λείπεται δʼ ὡς οὐχ ὑπάρχει τὸ λεγόμενον δεικνύναι. εἰ δὲ φανερὸν καὶ ὅτι ὑπάρχει καὶ ὅτι τεκμήριον, ἄλυτον ἤδη γίγνεται τοῦτο· πάντα γὰρ γίγνεται ἀπόδειξις ἤδη φανερά.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

But necessary signs and the enthymemes derived from them cannot be refuted on the ground of not furnishing a logical conclusion, as is clear from the Analytics ; the only thing that remains is to prove that the thing alleged is non-existent. But if it is evident that it is true and that it is a necessary sign, the argument at once becomes irrefutable; for, by means of demonstration, everything at once becomes clear.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Mais les signes nécessaires et les enthymèmes qui en dérivent ne peuvent être réfutés au motif qu’ils ne fourniraient pas une conclusion logique, comme il ressort clairement des Analytiques ; il ne reste qu’à prouver que le fait allégué n’existe pas. Mais s’il est évident qu’il est vrai et qu’il constitue un signe nécessaire, l’argument devient aussitôt irréfutable, car la démonstration rend tout immédiatement clair.

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