The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2A. Strahan, T. Cadell, 1801 |
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... latter . In all the above in- stances of bad arrangement , there is what may be justly termed a constructive ambiguity ; that is , the words are so disposed in point of order , as would ren- der them really ambiguous , if , in that ...
... latter . In all the above in- stances of bad arrangement , there is what may be justly termed a constructive ambiguity ; that is , the words are so disposed in point of order , as would ren- der them really ambiguous , if , in that ...
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... To the former , for distinction's sake , I shall assign the name of equivoca- tion ; to the latter , I shall appropriate that of ambi- guity . Sect . II . The double meaning .... Part I. 24 THE PHILOSOPHY OF . Book II . The double meaning •
... To the former , for distinction's sake , I shall assign the name of equivoca- tion ; to the latter , I shall appropriate that of ambi- guity . Sect . II . The double meaning .... Part I. 24 THE PHILOSOPHY OF . Book II . The double meaning •
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... latter , to the second . But this relation to the one or to the other , it would be impossible for any reader to discover , who had not some previous knowledge of the history of those kings . In such cases , therefore , it is better to ...
... latter , to the second . But this relation to the one or to the other , it would be impossible for any reader to discover , who had not some previous knowledge of the history of those kings . In such cases , therefore , it is better to ...
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... latter is affected by the former . To express myself in the language of grammarians , these pronouns are sometimes explica- tive , sometimes determinative . They are explicative , when they serve merely for the illustration of the sub ...
... latter is affected by the former . To express myself in the language of grammarians , these pronouns are sometimes explica- tive , sometimes determinative . They are explicative , when they serve merely for the illustration of the sub ...
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... latter , they coin- cide , as both qualities are required in every hearer . The following passage is by consequence justly cen- sureable . The exceptionable phrases are distinguish- ed by the character : " Wisdom and folly , the vir ...
... latter , they coin- cide , as both qualities are required in every hearer . The following passage is by consequence justly cen- sureable . The exceptionable phrases are distinguish- ed by the character : " Wisdom and folly , the vir ...
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