“Of means of persuading by speaking there are three species: some consist in the character of the speaker; others in the disposing the hearer a certain way; others in the thing itself which is said, by reason of its proving, or appearing to prove the point.” WayMeanSaidReasonCharacterCertainThreeProveSpeciesSpeakersAppearingPersuading Book:Aristotle's Treatise on Rhetoric Source: Aristotle's Treatise on Rhetoric
“Someone who thinks well of himself is said to have a healthy self-concept and is envied. Someone who thinks well of his country is called a patriot and is applauded. But someone who thinks well of his species is regarded as hopelessly naïve and is dismissed.” ThinkingWellsSaidSelfCountryHealthyConceptsSpeciesPatriotEnviedSelf Concept Book:The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life Source: The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life