caa a22 4500 463183002 CHVBK 20180406164844.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10503-007-9042-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10503-007-9042-2 Kraus Manfred Philologisches Seminar, Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 36, 72074, Tübingen, Germany aut From Figure to Argument: Contrarium in Roman Rhetoric [Elektronische Daten] [Manfred Kraus] In Roman rhetoric, contrarium was variably considered either a figure of speech or an argument. The paper examines the logical pattern of this type of argument, which according to Cicero is based on a third Stoic indemonstrable syllogism: $$ \neg ({\hbox{p}} \wedge {\hbox{q}});<$> <$>{\hbox{p}} \to \neg {\hbox{q}}{\hbox{.}} $$ The persuasiveness of this type of argument, however, vitally depends on the validity of the alleged ‹incompatibility' forming its major premiss. Yet this appears to be the argument's weak point, as the ‹incompatibilities' employed generally hold for the most part only, and are reducible to topical argument schemes. This is why in practical usage such arguments are most often phrased as rhetorical questions, the persuasive force of which, enhanced by certain strategical maneuverings and fallacies, makes the audience swallow the argument. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2007 antithesis nationallicence burden of proof nationallicence contrarium nationallicence enthymeme nationallicence fallacy nationallicence figure of speech nationallicence incompatibility nationallicence indemonstrable nationallicence rhetorical question nationallicence strategical maneuvering nationallicence syllogism nationallicence topical argument nationallicence warrant nationallicence Argumentation Springer Netherlands 21/1(2007-03-01), 3-19 0920-427X 21:1<3 2007 21 10503 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-007-9042-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10503-007-9042-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Kraus Manfred Philologisches Seminar, Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstraße 36, 72074, Tübingen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Argumentation Springer Netherlands 21/1(2007-03-01), 3-19 0920-427X 21:1<3 2007 21 10503 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer