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Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by ehecatl on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:10AM (#21582309)
And "To whom are they speaking"?

What you are giving a succinct overview of is Aristotle's _Ars Rhetorica_ Cracking read, BTW.

Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by scandox on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:46AM (#21582723)
Yes indeed I had neglected the "To whom"...which reminds me how often I think a message is aimed at me (egomania) when in fact it has an audience I am not even aware exists...
Re:Ask HN: What's the most valuable thing you can learn in a... by janniks on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @04:31AM (#21582399)
Is there a good translation available somewhere?