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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 10
Section 856 of 882
Canonical reference 3.7.10
Ancient Greek
ἔτι τοῖς ἀνάλογον μὴ πᾶσιν ἅμα χρήσασθαι (οὕτω γὰρ κλέπτεται ὁ ἀκροατής)· λέγω δὲ οἷον ἐὰν τὰ ὀνόματα σκληρὰ ᾖ, μὴ καὶ τῇ φωνῇ καὶ τῷ προσώπῳ καὶ τοῖς ἁρμόττουσιν· εἰ δὲ μή, φανερὸν γίνεται ἕκαστον ὅ ἐστιν. ἐὰν δὲ τὸ μὲν τὸ δὲ μή, λανθάνει ποιῶν τὸ αὐτό. ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
Further, one ought not to make use of all kinds of correspondence together; for in this manner the hearer is deceived. I mean, for instance, if the language is harsh, the voice, features, and all things connected should not be equally harsh; otherwise what each really is becomes evident. But if you do this in one instance and not in another, the art escapes notice, although the result is the same. If mild sentiments are harshly expressed or harsh sentiments mildly, the speech lacks persuasiveness.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
En outre, il ne faut pas employer ensemble toutes les formes de correspondance, car l’auditeur est ainsi trompé. Je veux dire, par exemple, que si le langage est rude, la voix, les traits du visage et tout ce qui s’y rapporte ne doivent pas être également rudes. Autrement, la véritable nature de chaque élément devient évidente. Mais si vous le faites dans un cas et non dans un autre, l’art échappe à l’attention, bien que le résultat soit le même. Si des sentiments doux sont exprimés avec rudesse, ou des sentiments rudes avec douceur, le discours manque de force persuasive.
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