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A Rhetoric for High Schools and Colleges Arnold Tompkins. PAGE GENERAL LAWS OF ARGUMENTATION The Law of Purpose The Law of Unity THE LANGUAGE IN DISCOURSE ITS FUNDAMENTAL LAW QUALITIES REQUIRED BY THE LAW Clearness - 160 160 - 163 I7I ...
A Rhetoric for High Schools and Colleges Arnold Tompkins. PAGE GENERAL LAWS OF ARGUMENTATION The Law of Purpose The Law of Unity THE LANGUAGE IN DISCOURSE ITS FUNDAMENTAL LAW QUALITIES REQUIRED BY THE LAW Clearness - 160 160 - 163 I7I ...
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... unity to an end which lies beyond them . The primary law of words and sentences is that of correctness ; the form must be the established form for expressing a given idea or thought . But correct forms are not ends in themselves ; they ...
... unity to an end which lies beyond them . The primary law of words and sentences is that of correctness ; the form must be the established form for expressing a given idea or thought . But correct forms are not ends in themselves ; they ...
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... law of discourse as that of Purpose , and we are now brought to the highest law from the side of thought ; namely , that of Unity of process to the end sought . If instruc- tion is to be given , the ideas must coöperate to that end ; if ...
... law of discourse as that of Purpose , and we are now brought to the highest law from the side of thought ; namely , that of Unity of process to the end sought . If instruc- tion is to be given , the ideas must coöperate to that end ; if ...
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... law of unity implies variety ; there can be no unity without difference , and the greater the variety the richer the unity , so long as unity is main- tained . The more complex any work of man , so long as the complexity is in obvious ...
... law of unity implies variety ; there can be no unity without difference , and the greater the variety the richer the unity , so long as unity is main- tained . The more complex any work of man , so long as the complexity is in obvious ...
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... unity may be maintained ; it may be a unit without variety , — a globe without air , land , or water , without ... law might well be stated as diversity in unity . While emphasizing wealth of diversity , the law does not require all the ...
... unity may be maintained ; it may be a unit without variety , — a globe without air , land , or water , without ... law might well be stated as diversity in unity . While emphasizing wealth of diversity , the law does not require all the ...
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