Orator Passage 50

iam vero ea quae invenerit qua diligentia conlocabit? quoniam id secundum erat de tribus. Vestibula nimirum honesta aditusque ad causam faciet inlustris; cumque animos prima adgressione occupaverit, tinfirmabit excludetque contraria; de firmissimis alia prima ponet alia postrema inculcabitque leviora .

Then with what care will he arrange what he has discovered? For arrangement was the second of the three matters. He will, of course, provide an honorable vestibule and a distinguished entrance to the case. Once he has taken possession of his listeners' minds in the opening approach, he will strengthen his own position and exclude opposing claims. Some of his strongest points he will place first and others last, while inserting the lighter ones between them.

Et avec quel soin disposera-t-il ce qu’il aura trouvé? C’était le deuxième de nos trois points. Il donnera assurément à sa cause des vestibules honorables et des entrées éclatantes. Après s’être emparé des esprits dès la première attaque, il affermira sa position et écartera les arguments contraires; parmi les preuves les plus fortes, il placera les unes au commencement et les autres à la fin, tandis qu’il insérera les plus légères entre elles.