Rhet gre 1416b12-15οἷον ὅτι ὁ Διομήδης τὸν Ὀδυσ(13)σέα προείλετο, τῷ μὲν ὅτι διὰ τὸ ἄριστον ὑπολαμβάνειν (14) τὸν Ὀδυσσέα, τῷ δ’ ὅτι οὔ, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸ μόνον μὴ ἀντ(15)αγωνιστεῖν ὡς φαῦλον.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engSince a given action can be done from many motives, the former must try to disparage it by selecting the worse motive of two, the latter to put the better construction on it.
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