The Principles of ArgumentationGinn, 1905 - 677 pages |
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... cause than that they should get hold of it . I am refer- ring to an evil which is forced upon us in every railway car- riage , in every coffee - room or table - d'hôte , in every mixed company.1 Argumentation is not contentiousness . At ...
... cause than that they should get hold of it . I am refer- ring to an evil which is forced upon us in every railway car- riage , in every coffee - room or table - d'hôte , in every mixed company.1 Argumentation is not contentiousness . At ...
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... cause . Herein lies the persuasive work of the Introduction . The Argument Proper also has a twofold work , to con- vince by giving in literary form the evidence for which the case calls , and to persuade either by appeals to the ...
... cause . Herein lies the persuasive work of the Introduction . The Argument Proper also has a twofold work , to con- vince by giving in literary form the evidence for which the case calls , and to persuade either by appeals to the ...
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... cause , - to that point where forces act at once as effect and cause . He would stop in the street and analyze a machine . He would whittle a thing to a point , and then count the numberless inclined planes and their pitch making the ...
... cause , - to that point where forces act at once as effect and cause . He would stop in the street and analyze a machine . He would whittle a thing to a point , and then count the numberless inclined planes and their pitch making the ...
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... there might be need to explain who Beaumont was , the nature of his work , and why. 1 Idea of University . J. H. Newman . pp . 498-499 . 1 Sometimes the immediate cause for discussion and the origin THE NEED OF DEFINITION 21.
... there might be need to explain who Beaumont was , the nature of his work , and why. 1 Idea of University . J. H. Newman . pp . 498-499 . 1 Sometimes the immediate cause for discussion and the origin THE NEED OF DEFINITION 21.
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... cause for discussion ; second , how did the question ever come to be discussed , - that is , the origin of the ... cause for discussion ; its importance . The conditions , if any , which give a proposition special inter- est at a ...
... cause for discussion ; second , how did the question ever come to be discussed , - that is , the origin of the ... cause for discussion ; its importance . The conditions , if any , which give a proposition special inter- est at a ...
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Page 76 - First, sir, permit me to observe that the use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment ; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again : and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.
Page 207 - You and I have distinct and different plans for a movement of the Army of the Potomac — yours to be down the Chesapeake, up the Rappahannock to Urbana, and across land to the terminus of the railroad on the York River ; mine to move directly to a point on the railroad southwest of Manassas. If you will give me satisfactory answers to the following questions, I shall gladly yield my plan to yours.
Page 9 - These abominable principles, and this more abominable avowal of them, demand the most decisive indignation. I call upon that right reverend, and this most learned bench, to vindicate the religion of their God, to support the justice of their country. I call upon the bishops...
Page 31 - Such a prohibition would be idle, as it respects any effect it would have upon the territory ; and I would not take pains uselessly to reaffirm an ordinance of nature, nor to reenact the will of God.
Page 370 - Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them : ' You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
Page 303 - You'd scarce expect one of my age, To speak in public on the stage ; And if I chance to fall below Demosthenes or Cicero, Don't view me with a critic's eye, But pass my imperfections by. Large streams from little fountains flow; Tall oaks from little acorns grow...
Page 375 - Pacific Ocean," as used in the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Russia...
Page 9 - I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character : I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.
Page 125 - Six hours to sleep, to law's grave study six, Four spend in prayer, the rest on nature fix.
Page 30 - Smith (December 27, 1847) praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave-trade in the District of Columbia.