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Page 18
... mind addressed . If the tendency is evil , the greater the effectiveness the worse for the discourse . Hence effectiveness is measured both by the qual ity and the quantity of the change produced in the 18 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
... mind addressed . If the tendency is evil , the greater the effectiveness the worse for the discourse . Hence effectiveness is measured both by the qual ity and the quantity of the change produced in the 18 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
Page 24
... greater the inequality between the reader and the writer in any particular selection of discourse the better , so long as vain or wasteful effort is not required in the process of interpretation . There has grown up a sentimental ...
... greater the inequality between the reader and the writer in any particular selection of discourse the better , so long as vain or wasteful effort is not required in the process of interpretation . There has grown up a sentimental ...
Page 30
... greater truth , upon the audience . The selection is to display his art ; not his art the selection . And such , again , is a reversal of means and end in discourse ; for what was presumably written to be a means to an end in the hearer ...
... greater truth , upon the audience . The selection is to display his art ; not his art the selection . And such , again , is a reversal of means and end in discourse ; for what was presumably written to be a means to an end in the hearer ...
Page 48
... greater the diversity held in unity in an organism the higher the life of that organism . The egg passes into the diversity of the chick , and thus assumes greater unity and life force ; and so must a theme , by the mind's brooding on ...
... greater the diversity held in unity in an organism the higher the life of that organism . The egg passes into the diversity of the chick , and thus assumes greater unity and life force ; and so must a theme , by the mind's brooding on ...
Page 49
... greater the diversity the stronger the unity . In fact the law might well be stated as diversity in unity . While emphasizing wealth of diversity , the law does not require all the elements of the theme to be pre- sented ; but only ...
... greater the diversity the stronger the unity . In fact the law might well be stated as diversity in unity . While emphasizing wealth of diversity , the law does not require all the elements of the theme to be pre- sented ; but only ...
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