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Page 8
... end , while the language is chiefly means to the ideas , and therefore indirect means to the purpose . Such , then ... sought must be done under the moving and shaping force of the desire to reach the end . In fact , in the stress of ...
... end , while the language is chiefly means to the ideas , and therefore indirect means to the purpose . Such , then ... sought must be done under the moving and shaping force of the desire to reach the end . In fact , in the stress of ...
Page 13
... end sought ; and is estimated to have merit in proportion to its efficiency as a means to a worthy end . Hence purpose or effect in discourse is the only standard by which it can be measured , as well as the only motive by which it can ...
... end sought ; and is estimated to have merit in proportion to its efficiency as a means to a worthy end . Hence purpose or effect in discourse is the only standard by which it can be measured , as well as the only motive by which it can ...
Page 17
... end sought , whether it be the passing information of conversation or the most powerful influence in the field of thought , art , or elo- quence . So that while discourse is judged in effective- ness to the end sought , it cannot be ...
... end sought , whether it be the passing information of conversation or the most powerful influence in the field of thought , art , or elo- quence . So that while discourse is judged in effective- ness to the end sought , it cannot be ...
Page 18
... end desired is a good discourse , but a bad one when taken in its entirety . A boot- black can excel a prime ... end sought , but differ infinitely in the effect produced . Thus effectiveness may be considered merely as a quality of the ...
... end desired is a good discourse , but a bad one when taken in its entirety . A boot- black can excel a prime ... end sought , but differ infinitely in the effect produced . Thus effectiveness may be considered merely as a quality of the ...
Page 32
... end . And so , too , must the recip- ient come to a definite experience of the effect pro- duced ; not be satisfied with a blurred or vague general sense of what the discourse means . With ... end sought till 32 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
... end . And so , too , must the recip- ient come to a definite experience of the effect pro- duced ; not be satisfied with a blurred or vague general sense of what the discourse means . With ... end sought till 32 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
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