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2.13.2 Writing & Speaking Styles
cogent, forthright, profound, lucid, articulate, sporadic, tacit,
talkative, verbose, prattle, terse, allegory, banal
cogent (~ tenable > untenable) = telling = persuasive^ dissuade
• (cogent)- convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive
presentation; telling, ( ); The
most cogent objection to his verses is their generality. — The Life and Works of
Friedrich Schiller;
• (tenable)- capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible;
Rugely was well posted in a redoubt, which was tenable except against
artillery. — The Life of Francis Marion;
• (untenable)- incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.;
indefensible; With her employer's apartment declared untenable, the
caretaker was referred to the American Red Cross for placement assistance;
• (telling)- having force or effect; effective; striking;
• (persuasive)- tending or having the power to persuade; Her hand became
even more persuasive, her thumb lazily inquisitive. — The Thrill of Victory;
• (dissuade)- to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do
something , ( ); I had another interview, and
tried to dissuade him from selling his people as slaves. — The Last Journals of
David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
forthright = frank = outspoken = candid > candor
• (forthright)- going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken, ( ,
, , , ); He looked like what he was:
stalwart, forthright, and reasonable. — Set Sail for Murder;
• (outspoken)- spoken without reserve; candid; The candor of
the outspoken was regarded with doubt, and the reticence of the more
cautious, with distrust. — The Bronze Hand 1897;
• (candid)- frank; outspoken; open and sincere, ( , , ,
); When he stooped to statements which seem scarcely candid, to put
it mildly, he did violence to his nature. — John Knox and the Reformation;
• (candor)- the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or