«حَضَرْتُ دِيوَانَ النَّظَرِ بِالْمَرَاغَةِ، وَقَدْ جَرَى بِهِ ذِكْرُ الْبَلَاغَةِ»
I attended a council of discussion in Marāghah, where eloquence had become the subject of conversation.
The setting is an arena of discussion and scrutiny. Claims to eloquence have to be demonstrated through composition and argument rather than merely asserted.
Distinguish participation, technical control of expression and broader social reliability. A speaker can excel at rhetoric without thereby proving suitability for office or moral integrity.