General Rhetorical Strategies
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As a general strategy for the manipulation of discourse,
amplification names
- a category of figures (see Figures
of Amplification)
- a basic method in rhetorical pedagogy,
where it is closely associated with the term copia
and is often paired with its companion strategy, abbreviation.
- a general figure by which any subject matter is expanded upon.
See Also
Sources:
Cic. De Or. 3.26.104-3.27.105 Sherry (1550) 70 ("amplificatio");
Peacham (1577) N2r ; Vives ("dilatatio sermonis") 112-117.
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