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Concatenated enthymemes Isn’t that phrase sheer poetry in motion?! 
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Hi mav,
Your link sent me to the silva rhetorica homepage. This increased my curiosity about the phrase you had in mind..
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That rhetoric web page is fascinating. Thanks for the link!
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Sorry about that, Werner. I was looking at the entry of so-ri'-tes from Gk. soros, "heap"
Concatenated enthymemes. That is, a chain of claims and reasons which build upon one another.Yep, it's a great reference isn't it Alex? I sometimes wander through the glades, in memory of an old friend 
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Quote:
Sorry about that, Werner. I was looking at the entry of
so-ri'-tes from Gk. soros, "heap"
Concatenated enthymemes. That is, a chain of claims and reasons which build upon one another.
some variation on tautology?
and yes, the rhythm in the phrase is quite pleasant.
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