INTRODUCTORY NOTE

A considerable portion of the three books contained in this volume is highly technical and of interest primarily to dedicated students of the techniques of ancient rhetorical schools and the finer points of Latin prose style. While even these sections contain much of general interest, the parts most likely to appeal to the general reader are VII. i and vi, the entirety of VIII., and IX. i, 1—21, and iv, 1—57.

Wherever discussions of bases In rhetoric, a "basis" or "status" refers to the core point of contention in a legal case. occur, the reader is referred back to III. vi, as the subject is too complex to be addressed fully in notes. Similarly, for the Syllogism A logical argument where a conclusion is drawn from two premises., Enthymeme An argument where one premise is not explicitly stated., or Epichaereme A rhetorical syllogism with a proof for one or both of the premises., readers should consult the passages indicated in the footnotes.

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