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demonstrative enthymemes is derived from opposites; for it is necessary to
consider whether one opposite is predicable of the other, as a means of
destroying an argument, if it is not, as a means of constructing one, if it
is;1 for instance, self-control
is good, for lack of self-control is harmful; or as in the
Messeniacus,2
“If the war is responsible for the present evils, one must repair them
with the aid of peace.” And, “
For if it is unfair to be angry with those who have done wrong
unintentionally, it is not fitting to feel beholden to one who is
forced to do us good.3
” Or, “ If men are in the habit of gaining credit for false statements, you must also admit the contrary, that men often disbelieve what is true.4
”
” Or, “ If men are in the habit of gaining credit for false statements, you must also admit the contrary, that men often disbelieve what is true.4
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