The Principles of ArgumentationGinn, 1905 - 677 pages |
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... person his sense of its rightness , or , even when the desirability of the act was admitted , could not move him to ... persons have no difficulty in contradicting 1 themselves in successive sentences without being conscious of it ...
... person his sense of its rightness , or , even when the desirability of the act was admitted , could not move him to ... persons have no difficulty in contradicting 1 themselves in successive sentences without being conscious of it ...
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... person acceptance of ideas held true by a writer or speaker , and of inducing the other person , if necessary , to act in consequence of his acquired belief . The chief desiderata in argumentation are power to think clearly and power so ...
... person acceptance of ideas held true by a writer or speaker , and of inducing the other person , if necessary , to act in consequence of his acquired belief . The chief desiderata in argumentation are power to think clearly and power so ...
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... person who has the idiosyncrasy that his handwriting has given him trouble because it is so much like that of several friends . In either case , the whole paragraph , if used at all , must be rewritten , with reference to the prejudice ...
... person who has the idiosyncrasy that his handwriting has given him trouble because it is so much like that of several friends . In either case , the whole paragraph , if used at all , must be rewritten , with reference to the prejudice ...
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... person who is gaining credence from an easy - going public - is but a set of state- ments about the terms , not at all an argument in regard to a proposition ; or ( 3 ) may show that two people have got into a controversy without any ...
... person who is gaining credence from an easy - going public - is but a set of state- ments about the terms , not at all an argument in regard to a proposition ; or ( 3 ) may show that two people have got into a controversy without any ...
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... person who knows his ignorance will say , These questions are beyond me ' ; and he tries to gain a clear notion and a firm hold of them , and , if he speaks , it is as investigating , not as deciding . On the other hand , let him never ...
... person who knows his ignorance will say , These questions are beyond me ' ; and he tries to gain a clear notion and a firm hold of them , and , if he speaks , it is as investigating , not as deciding . On the other hand , let him never ...
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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.