Figure Name | conclusio |
Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm); Ad Herennium 4.30.41 Ad Herennium ("conclusion") (331-333); Garrett Epp (1994) ("conclusio"); Vinsauf (1967) ("conclusio") |
Earliest Source | None |
Synonyms | enthymeme |
Etymology | L. “conclusion, summation” |
Type | Trope |
Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
Definition |
1. Term given by the Ad Herennium author for enthymeme. Not to be confused with conclusion, the English equivalent of the last part of an oration, the peroratio. (Silva Rhetoricae) 2. Conclusion,^ by means of a brief argument, deduces 3. A brief summary, deducing the consequences of what has been said or done. (Garrett Epp) 4. If a mode of expression both easy and adorned is desired, set aside all the techniques of the dignified style and have recourse to means that are simple, but of a simplicity that does not shock the ear by its rudeness. Here are the rhetorical colours with which to adorn your style: (Vinsauf) |
Example |
2. "But if the oracle had predicted to the Danaans that Troy could not be taken without the arrows of Philoctetes, and these arrows 3. But thy vile race, 4. Therefore since they could not be redeemed unless God was made man, and unless, once made man, he determined to conquer death, the conquering of death redeemed those who were his from death. (Vinsauf) |
Kind Of | Omission |
Part Of | |
Related Figures | figures of reasoning, figures of amplification |
Notes | Latin: “conclusion, summation” Garrett Epp notes: "Quintilian denies this is a figure" - Nayoung |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Last Editor | Nike Abbott |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Editorial Notes | Unsure if this is simply a synonym to enthymeme. Will require special treatment. Added synonyms, type of, linguistic domain |
Reviewed | No |