Rhet gre 1416a15-17οἷον Σοφοκλῆς ἔφη τρέμειν οὐχ ὡς ὁ διαβάλ(16)λων ἔφη, ἵνα δοκῇ γέρων, ἀλλ’ ἐξ ἀνάγκης· οὐ γὰρ ἑκόντι (17) εἶναι αὑτῷ ἔτη ὀγδοήκοντα.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engAnother way is to allege that your action was due to mistake, or bad luck, or necessity
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