Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Wordplay and fun enthymemes
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OP "In a political debate the
man who is forming a judgement is making a decision about his own
vital interests. There is no need, therefore, to prove anything except
that the facts are what the supporter of a measure maintains they are.
In forensic oratory this is not enough; to conciliate the listener
is what pays here.
conciliate
vt.
3at#ed, 3at#ing 5< L conciliatus, pp. of conciliare, to bring together, win over < concilium, COUNCIL6
1 to win over; soothe the anger of; make friendly; placate
2 to gain (regard, good will, etc.) by friendly acts
3 [Archaic] to reconcile; make consistent
—SYN PACIFY
con[cil$i[a[ble
adj.
con[cil#i[a$tion
n.
con[cil$i[a#tor
n.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted enthymemes wwh 09/05/02 07:41 PM Re: enthymemes Wordwind 09/05/02 07:47 PM Re: conciliate wwh 09/05/02 08:10 PM Re: dialectic wwh 09/05/02 08:19 PM Re: sophist wwh 09/05/02 08:33 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,372Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 25
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,561tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,919Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org