LessonsRhetorical Syllogism: Accepted, Probable Premises and PersuasionQuiz

القياس الخطابي قياس مفيد للظن، ومقدماته مقبولات مأخوذات ممن يحسن الظن فيهم كالأولياء والحكماء.
A rhetorical syllogism yields a probable judgment; its premises may be accepted reports taken from persons in whom the audience places favorable trust, such as revered scholars or sages.

Mufīd lil-ẓann means it produces a preponderant judgment rather than necessarily demonstrative certainty. Maqbūlāt are accepted premises, here associated with the perceived credibility of their source.

The definition concerns argumentative premises and their result, not merely eloquent delivery.

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Rhetorical Syllogism: Accepted, Probable Premises and Persuasion

القياس الخطابي قياس مفيد للظن، ومقدماته مقبولات مأخوذات ممن يحسن الظن فيهم كالأولياء والحكماء.
A rhetorical syllogism yields a probable judgment; its premises may be accepted reports taken from persons in whom the audience places favorable trust, such as revered scholars or sages.

Mufīd lil-ẓann means it produces a preponderant judgment rather than necessarily demonstrative certainty. Maqbūlāt are accepted premises, here associated with the perceived credibility of their source.

The definition concerns argumentative premises and their result, not merely eloquent delivery.