Epideictic Oratory Topics
    
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Virtue (the noble)
That topic of invention in which one refers to generally accepted ideas of what is virtuous or noble.
Examples
  Robert Bennett's Book of Virtues is a great example employing this topic of invention as the thematic basis for an entire anthology.
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Vice (the base)
Examples
  That topic of invention in which one refers to generally accepted ideas of what is vicious, evil, or base.
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