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The Figure and the Argument

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From Metaphysics to Rhetoric

Part of the book series: Synthese Library ((SYLI,volume 202))

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Can a figure of rhetoric be an argument? Can it be an element of argumentation? In order to provide an answer, let us begin by defining what is understood by “figure of rhetoric”.

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Reboul, O. (1989). The Figure and the Argument. In: Meyer, M. (eds) From Metaphysics to Rhetoric. Synthese Library, vol 202. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2593-9_12

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