Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
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A statement is persuasive and credible either because it is directly self-evident or because it appears to be proved from other statements that are so.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Persuasion comes from either self-evident truths or from supporting evidence of other truths.
Aristotle's assertion emphasizes the nature of persuasive statements, suggesting that they gain credibility through their inherent truth or through logical connections to other validated statements. Essentially, an argument or assertion is compelling either because it is universally accepted as true or because it is backed by a network of truths that lend it validity.
Themes
PersuasionCredibilityTruthEvidenceStatements
In practice
Example use cases
In a debate, you might use this quote to highlight the importance of logical reasoning.
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