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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 6

Section 566 of 882

Canonical reference 2.25.6

Ancient Greek

ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ ὁμοίου, οἷον, εἰ ἦν τὸ ἐνθύμημα ὅτι οἱ κακῶς πεπονθότες ἀεὶ μισοῦσιν, ὅτι ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ οἱ εὖ πεπονθότες ἀεὶ φιλοῦσιν.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

An objection from what is similar is brought, if the enthymeme is that those who have been injured always hate, by arguing that those who have been benefited do not always love.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

On formule une objection tirée du semblable si, à l’enthymème selon lequel ceux qui ont subi un tort haïssent toujours, on oppose que ceux qui ont reçu un bienfait n’aiment pas toujours.

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