The various defects of eloquence should be diagnosed with the right tools. Dhawq helps with sound discord, ṣarf with irregular morphological forms, and naḥw with grammatical weakness.
Rhetorical issueRelevant discipline
Phonetic discordCultivated linguistic taste
Irregular morphologyṢarf
Defective syntax, verbal complexityNaḥw
Unfamiliar vocabularyBroad exposure to Arabic usage
Semantic complexityBayān
Context and rhetorical requirementsMaʿānī
These disciplines retain their distinct tasks while contributing jointly to competent rhetorical interpretation.