equates the Greek term syllogism with the Latin term argumentation (argumentatio), which he derives from the Latin for "clear mind" (arguta mens). Book...

complaint? The jurors can draw their own conclusions from her conduct. Argumentatio 51–55 There are two main charges, of gold and of poison. Caelius is alleged...

exordium (sections 1–6a), a development of the speech's argumentation (argumentatio; sections 6b–100) and a concluding peroratio (sections 101–104). The...

of preamble, exordium, narratio, and praepositio (sections 1-26), an argumentatio, presenting the basic conception of God as having something in common...