In the
epideictic style the narrative should not be consecutive, but disjointed; for it
is necessary to go through the actions which form the subject of the speech. For
a speech is made up of one part that is inartificial （the speaker being
in no way the author
of the actions which he
relates）, and of another that does depend upon art. The latter consists
in showing that the action did take place, if it be incredible, or that it is of
a certain kind, or of a certain importance, or all three together.
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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