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    Rhetoric & Omission Entry #0581

    The reason a concession makes the following claim stronger

    In a sentence built around but, the clause after the conjunction carries the argument. The concession before it supplies balance and costs almost nothing.

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    The hidden part #0581

    But is not a balance; it is a hinge. Everything before it is conceded and everything after it is asserted.

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    Rhetoric & Omission Entry #0576

    Why a strong argument names its own weakness first

    An argument that raises the objection against itself usually persuades better than one that waits to be attacked, especially before a sceptical audience.

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    The hidden part #0576

    Naming the objection first converts it from a discovery into a detail.

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