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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 3
Section 572 of 882
Canonical reference 2.26.3
Ancient Greek
οὐδὲ τὰ λυτικὰ ἐνθυμήματος εἶδός τί ἐστιν ἄλλο τῶν κατασκευαστικῶν · δῆλον γὰρ ὅτι λύει μὲν ἢ δείξας ἢ ἔνστασιν ἐνεγκών, ἀνταποδείκνυσι δὲ τὸ ἀντικείμενον, οἷον εἰ ἔδειξε ὅτι γέγονεν, οὗτος ὅτι οὐ γέγονεν, εἰ δὲ ὅτι οὐ γέγονεν, οὗτος ὅτι γέγονεν· ὥστε αὕτη μὲν οὐκ ἂν εἴη ἡ διαφορά (τοῖς αὐτοῖς γὰρ χρῶνται ἀμφότεροι· ὅτι γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν ἢ ἔστιν, ἐνθυμήματα φέρουσιν)·
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
Nor are enthymemes by which arguments are refuted of a different kind from those by which they are established; for it is clear that demonstration or bringing an objection is the means of refutation. By the first the contrary of the adversary's conclusion is demonstrated; for instance, if he has shown that a thing has happened, his opponent shows that it has not; if he has shown that a thing has not happened, he shows that it has. This, therefore, will not be the difference between them; for both employ the same arguments; they bring forward enthymemes to show that the thing is or that it is not.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Les enthymèmes par lesquels on réfute des arguments ne sont pas non plus d’une espèce différente de ceux par lesquels on les établit ; car il est clair que la réfutation s’opère par une démonstration ou par une objection. Par la première, on démontre le contraire de la conclusion de l’adversaire : par exemple, s’il a montré qu’une chose est arrivée, son adversaire montre qu’elle n’est pas arrivée ; s’il a montré qu’elle n’est pas arrivée, celui-ci montre qu’elle est arrivée. Telle ne sera donc pas leur différence, car les deux emploient les mêmes arguments ; ils avancent des enthymèmes pour montrer que la chose est ou qu’elle n’est pas.
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