What is a method of reasoning in which the orator shows that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to him are really favorable to his cause called?
inversion — (Rhet.) A method of reasoning in which the orator shows that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to him are really favorable to his cause. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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