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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 6
Section 717 of 882
Canonical reference 3.1.6
Ancient Greek
τὸ μὲν οὖν τῆς λέξεως ὅμως ἔχει τι μικρὸν ἀναγκαῖον ἐν πάσῃ διδασκαλίᾳ· διαφέρει γάρ τι πρὸς τὸ δηλῶσαι ὡδὶ ἢ ὡδὶ εἰπεῖν, οὐ μέντοι τοσοῦτον, ἀλλʼ ἅπαντα φαντασία ταῦτʼ ἐστί, καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἀκροατήν· διὸ οὐδεὶς οὕτω γεωμετρεῖν διδάσκει.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
However, in every system of instruction there is some slight necessity to pay attention to style; for it does make a difference, for the purpose of making a thing clear, to speak in this or that manner; still, the difference is not so very great, but all these things are mere outward show for pleasing the hearer; wherefore no one teaches geometry in this way.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Cependant, dans tout enseignement méthodique, il est quelque peu nécessaire de prêter attention au style. Car, pour rendre une chose claire, il importe de parler de telle ou telle manière. La différence n’est pourtant pas très grande, et tout cela n’est qu’apparat destiné à plaire à l’auditeur ; c’est pourquoi personne n’enseigne la géométrie de cette façon.
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Justice
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