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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 5
Section 725 of 882
Canonical reference 3.10.5
Ancient Greek
κατὰ μὲν οὖν τὴν διάνοιαν τοῦ λεγομένου τὰ τοιαῦτα εὐδοκιμεῖ τῶν ἐνθυμημάτων, κατὰ δὲ τὴν λέξιν τῷ μὲν σχήματι, ἐὰν ἀντικειμένως λέγηται, οἷον καὶ τὴν τοῖς ἄλλοις κοινὴν εἰρήνην νομιζόντων τοῖς αὑτῶν ἰδίοις πόλεμον · ἀντίκειται πόλεμος εἰρήνῃ·
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
In regard to the meaning of what is said, then, such enthymemes are popular. As to style, popularity of form is due to antithetical statement; for instance, accounting the peace that all shared to be a war against their private interests, where war is opposed to peace ;
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Pour ce qui est du sens de ce qui est dit, tels sont donc les enthymèmes appréciés. Quant au style, la forme plaît lorsqu’elle repose sur une expression antithétique. Par exemple : considérer la paix dont tous jouissaient comme une guerre faite à leurs intérêts particuliers, où la guerre s’oppose à la paix ;
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War and peace
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