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... of others . And these utterances are compara- tively seldom made now in the form of public address , but in that of the book , the newspaper , and the magazine . 35620 Practical life demands the art of discourse in every phase.
... of others . And these utterances are compara- tively seldom made now in the form of public address , but in that of the book , the newspaper , and the magazine . 35620 Practical life demands the art of discourse in every phase.
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... utterance , in supplying the composer with all the possible ways of expression . Rhetoric selects out of the many forms the one which , under the circum- stances , will be most effective . While there are many ways of expressing the ...
... utterance , in supplying the composer with all the possible ways of expression . Rhetoric selects out of the many forms the one which , under the circum- stances , will be most effective . While there are many ways of expressing the ...
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... tion to the purposes of utterance ; only this : rhetoric cannot practice while it is preaching , although it must practice what it is preaching . THE ORGANIC ELEMENTS . In getting our fingers firmly around THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE . 7.
... tion to the purposes of utterance ; only this : rhetoric cannot practice while it is preaching , although it must practice what it is preaching . THE ORGANIC ELEMENTS . In getting our fingers firmly around THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE . 7.
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... utterance . - - Survey the matter as we please and we are driven at last to put down as the established order in the dis- course movement , the purpose or motive , the matter , and then the language . At least this is the only order in ...
... utterance . - - Survey the matter as we please and we are driven at last to put down as the established order in the dis- course movement , the purpose or motive , the matter , and then the language . At least this is the only order in ...
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... utterance than are laws of syntax and rhetoric . One cannot become a journalist by studying rules of editorial style ... utterance cannot be gotten at from the outside , but spring from the weight and force of the life which makes the ...
... utterance than are laws of syntax and rhetoric . One cannot become a journalist by studying rules of editorial style ... utterance cannot be gotten at from the outside , but spring from the weight and force of the life which makes the ...
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