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... Tautology is not simply obscurity ; it is deformity . A series of long sentences means not only exhausted faculties in grasp- ing the ideas , but offended sense of harmony . gling work offends the taste , but that expression which so ...
... Tautology is not simply obscurity ; it is deformity . A series of long sentences means not only exhausted faculties in grasp- ing the ideas , but offended sense of harmony . gling work offends the taste , but that expression which so ...
Page 250
... tautological word should be used , the principle controlling the length of the sen- tence must be applied to test anew each case . Some long sentences , owing to their arrangement , are less taxing to the attention than others . The ...
... tautological word should be used , the principle controlling the length of the sen- tence must be applied to test anew each case . Some long sentences , owing to their arrangement , are less taxing to the attention than others . The ...
Page 292
... sake of giving it greater prominence . It differs from Tautology in that there is purpose in the repetition . It contributes to Clearness through emphasis . The following will illustrate both its nature and 292 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
... sake of giving it greater prominence . It differs from Tautology in that there is purpose in the repetition . It contributes to Clearness through emphasis . The following will illustrate both its nature and 292 THE SCIENCE OF DISCOURSE .
Page 353
... Tautology , 243 . Testimony , argument by , 157 . Theme , the , 41-49 ; in description , 62 ; in narration , 94 ; in exposi- tion , III . Thought in discourse , the , 41 . Time and place , 62 , 96 . Triangle , 55 . Trochaic foot , 213 ...
... Tautology , 243 . Testimony , argument by , 157 . Theme , the , 41-49 ; in description , 62 ; in narration , 94 ; in exposi- tion , III . Thought in discourse , the , 41 . Time and place , 62 , 96 . Triangle , 55 . Trochaic foot , 213 ...
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