LessonsDefining the Subject by Demonstration: Rhetorical Purposes of DemonstrativesQuiz

The text also discusses an expression's being remote from the sphere of presence. “Presence” here need not refer merely to physical seating or a location. It can describe a figurative domain of attention and closeness.

In reverence, the referent is elevated beyond ordinary reach.
In contempt, the referent is treated as unworthy of being brought close or given attention.

Thus distance may signal lofty status or dismissive exclusion. Before demanding proof of physical remoteness, the interpreter should establish the context and recognize the role of figurative or evaluative distance.

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Distance from the sphere of presence

Defining the Subject by Demonstration: Rhetorical Purposes of Demonstratives

The text also discusses an expression's being remote from the sphere of presence. “Presence” here need not refer merely to physical seating or a location. It can describe a figurative domain of attention and closeness.

In reverence, the referent is elevated beyond ordinary reach.
In contempt, the referent is treated as unworthy of being brought close or given attention.

Thus distance may signal lofty status or dismissive exclusion. Before demanding proof of physical remoteness, the interpreter should establish the context and recognize the role of figurative or evaluative distance.