Absolute degree of adjectives (Rule

18), 57.

Accents, test of, for flowing expres-

sion (Rule 73), 162.
Adaptation in rhetoric, 4.

Adjective phrases first, for suspense,

129.

Adjectives, absolute degree of (Rule
18), 57.

Adverbial modifiers first, for sus-
pense, 129.
Alone for only, 71.

Alternative, important, preparation
for (Rule 37), 100.

Ambiguity and its opposite (Rule
3), 12.

Amplification, like modes together
(Rule 97), 231.

Analogy, use of in argument and

exposition (Rule 125), 274.
Antecedent, agreement of pronoun

with (Rule 30), 80.

Antecedent, prominence of (Rule
33), 89.

Antecedent, repetition of, in refer-

ence, 91.

ANTECEDENTS, words with,88-100.
Antiquated words and forms (Rule

10), 33.

Antithesis (Rule 69), 152.
APPENDICES, 277-332.

Apposition for rapidity, 140.

Argument a fortiori, 273.
ARGUMENTATION, 268–276.
Argumentation by analogy (Rule
125), 274.

Argumentation by deduction (Rule
121), 270.

Argumentation by deduction, cau-
tion for (Rule 122), 271.
Argumentation by example (Rule
123), 272.

Argumentation by example, caution
for (Rule 124), 273.
Argumentation by induction (Rule
119), 269.

Argumentation by induction, caution
for (Rule 120), 269.

Articles and possessives, repetition
of (Rule 43), 109.
Association of words for descriptive
effect, 148.

Balance, principle of (Rule 84),
203.

Balance, repetition for (Rule 55),

131.

Balanced sentences (Rule 90), 213.
Bathos, 130.

Beginning of sentence (Rule 81),
198.

Bookish terms, caution regarding

(Rule 6), 24.

Brevity in style, effects of, 136.

Collectives, treatment of (Rule 31),
81.

Colon, office of (Rule 77), 187.
Combinations of sounds, harsh,
(Rule 72), 162.

Comma, office of (Rule 79), 189.
Comparative degree, use of (Rule
17), 57.

Complex subject, repetition of (Rule
44), I10.

Composite paragraph topic (Rule
92), 223.

Composite thought, how tested for

sentence unity (Rule 75), 179.
COMPOSITION, PROCESSES OF, 250-
276.

COMPOSITION, REQUISITES OF, 239-

250.

COMPOSITION, THE WHOLE, 238-
276.

Description, scale of, how deter-

mined (Rule 107), 250.
Descriptive effect by imitative words
(Rule 61), 147.

Details, descriptive, economy in
(Rule 109), 252.

Details, descriptive, power of (Rule
110), 254.

Details, narrative, how regulated
(Rule 112), 258.

DIGEST OF RULES, 279-287.
Direct discourse for life in .style
(Rule 60), 146.

Direct discourse, utility of, in refer.
ence, 92.

Distinction, repetition for (Rule 55),

131.

Distinctness in divisions of plan
(Rule 101), 241.

Distinct thoughts, separation of, in
sentence (Rule 83), 201.

Divisions of plan, requisites of (Rule
101), 241.

Divisions of plan, similar statement
in (Rule 102), 242.
Double negative, II.

Economy in descriptive details (Rule
109), 252.

EMPHASIS, 127–136.

End in view in narrating (Rule 111),
257.

End of discourse (Rule 106), 248.
End of sentence (Rule 82), 200.
Epigram, 153.

Epithet, as means of rapidity (Rule
57), 138.
Euphemism, II.

Example, argumentation by (Rule
123), 272.

Example, caution concerning (Rule
124), 273.

Example in exposition (Rule 116),
265.
Exclamation (Rule 67), 151.
mark of, 173.

Expectation in narrative, answering
(Rule 114), 260.

Expectation in narrative, fostering
of (Rule 113), 259.
EXPOSITION, 263–268..

Exposition by contrast (Rule117),265.
Exposition by example (Rule 116),
265.

Exposition by repetition (Rule 118),
266.
Exposition, defining of idea in (Rule
115), 263.