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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 5

Section 574 of 882

Canonical reference 2.26.5

Ancient Greek

ἐπεὶ δὲ τρία ἔστιν ἃ δεῖ πραγματευθῆναι περὶ τὸν λόγον, ὑπὲρ μὲν παραδειγμάτων καὶ γνωμῶν καὶ ἐνθυμημάτων καὶ ὅλως τῶν περὶ τὴν διάνοιαν, ὅθεν τε εὐπορήσομεν καὶ ὡς αὐτὰ λύσομεν, εἰρήσθω ἡμῖν τοσαῦτα, λοιπὸν δὲ διελθεῖν περὶ λέξεως καὶ τάξεως.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Now, since there are three things in regard to speech, to which special attention should be devoted, let what has been said suffice for examples, maxims, enthymemes, and what concerns the intelligence generally; for the sources of a supply of arguments and the means of refuting them. It only remains to speak of style and arrangement.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Puisqu’il existe trois choses concernant le discours auxquelles il faut accorder une attention particulière, que ce qui a été dit suffise au sujet des exemples, des maximes, des enthymèmes et, d’une manière générale, de ce qui concerne l’intelligence, c’est-à-dire les sources d’où l’on peut tirer des arguments et les moyens de les réfuter. Il ne reste plus qu’à parler du style et de la disposition.

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