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  1. Oct 2013
    1. Naturalness is persuasive, artificiality is the contrary; for our hearers are prejudiced and think we have some design against them, as if we were mixing their wines for them.

      Good statement. People are able to perceive when speakers are authentic or not

    2. We can now see that a writer must disguise his art and give the impression of speaking naturally and not artificially. Naturalness is persuasive, artificiality is the contrary

      Naturalness vs. artificiality.