Orator¶
Cicero. (1939). Orator.
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- Decorum
- Cicero's three styles — the plain, the middle, and the grand — are tools calibrated to purpose: the plain style for proof and instruction, the middle for conciliation and delight, the grand for emotional movement and persuasion
This sourceAt Orator 69 gives the three styles - subtle in proving, moderate in delighting, vehement in moving - each indexed to a duty of the speaker. Cicero's Orator, which maps the plain, middle and grand styles onto probare, delectare and flectere as the speaker's duties. Presents the orator as moderator of the threefold variety of styles, judging what each part of the case needs and speaking accordingly.
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“Sed quot officia oratoris, tot sunt genera dicendi: subtile in probando, modicum in delectando, vehemens in flectendo”
- Cicero's three styles — the plain, the middle, and the grand — are tools calibrated to purpose: the plain style for proof and instruction, the middle for conciliation and delight, the grand for emotional movement and persuasion
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