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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 7

Section 802 of 882

Canonical reference 3.17.7

Ancient Greek

καὶ μὴ περὶ πάντων ἐνθυμήματα ζητεῖ· εἰ δὲ μή, ποιήσεις ὅπερ ἔνιοι ποιοῦσι τῶν φιλοσοφούντων, οἳ συλλογίζονται τὰ γνωριμώτερα καὶ πιστότερα ἢ ἐξ ὧν λέγουσιν.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

where Homer does not say τοιαῦτα (such things as), but τόσα (as many things as). Nor should you try to find enthymemes about everything; otherwise you will be imitating certain philosophers, who draw conclusions that are better known and more plausible than the premises from which they are drawn.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

où Homère ne dit pas τοιαῦτα, « des choses telles que », mais τόσα, « autant de choses que ». Il ne faut pas non plus chercher des enthymèmes à propos de tout. Autrement, vous imiterez certains philosophes qui tirent des conclusions plus connues et plus vraisemblables que les prémisses dont elles sont déduites.

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