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We must also observe that of all the arguments aforesaid it is easier
with some to see why and where the reasoning leads the hearer astray,
while with others it is more difficult, though often they are the
same arguments as the former. |
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An incisive argument is one which produces the greatest perplexity: |
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Now sometimes an argument which has not been properly reasoned is
silly, supposing the assumptions required to be extremely contrary
to the general view or false; |
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Just as it is possible to bring a solution sometimes against the argument,
at others against the questioner and his mode of questioning, and
at others against neither of these, likewise also it is possible to
marshal one's questions and reasoning both against the thesis, and
against the answerer and against the time, whenever the solution requires
a longer time to examine than the period available. |
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