Rhet gre 1415b7-9(7) ἐπεὶ ἂν μὴ τοιοῦτος ᾖ, οὐθὲν δεῖ προοιμίου, ἀλλ’ ἢ (8) ὅσον τὸ πρᾶγμα εἰπεῖν κεφαλαιωδῶς, ἵνα ἔχῃ ὥσπερ σῶμα (9) κεφαλήν.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engIt merely has to do with the weak—minded tendency of the hearer to listen to what is beside the point.
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