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Page 9
... adapted to produce in him , then , if he should turn to make a critical estimate of the discourse he surveys it in the order of its composi- tion . In coming upon a strange machine , the observer makes such a survey of it as will ...
... adapted to produce in him , then , if he should turn to make a critical estimate of the discourse he surveys it in the order of its composi- tion . In coming upon a strange machine , the observer makes such a survey of it as will ...
Page 13
... adaptation to the 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 ...
... adaptation to the 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 ...
Page 16
... adapting his discourse to the end set up . If this were not so every discourse would be a chance product , lawless and irresponsible ; quite apart from our ordinary experience of sequence in cause and effect and the adjustment of means ...
... adapting his discourse to the end set up . If this were not so every discourse would be a chance product , lawless and irresponsible ; quite apart from our ordinary experience of sequence in cause and effect and the adjustment of means ...
Page 17
... , it cannot be indifferent to the kind of end sought . In the first place , the end must be a worthy one . A discourse may be well adapted ! to produce a bad effect , which considered merely THE PURPOSE IN DISCOURSE . 17.
... , it cannot be indifferent to the kind of end sought . In the first place , the end must be a worthy one . A discourse may be well adapted ! to produce a bad effect , which considered merely THE PURPOSE IN DISCOURSE . 17.
Page 18
... adaptation to the end desired is a good discourse , but a bad one when taken in its entirety . A boot- black can ... adapted to the end sought , but differ infinitely in the effect produced . Thus effectiveness may be considered merely ...
... adaptation to the end desired is a good discourse , but a bad one when taken in its entirety . A boot- black can ... adapted to the end sought , but differ infinitely in the effect produced . Thus effectiveness may be considered merely ...
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