On Rhetoric
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On Rhetoric is an ancient philosophical work by the Epicurean thinker Philodemus that examines the nature, value, and proper use of rhetoric within Hellenistic intellectual culture.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12503456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Rhetoric Context triple: [Philodemus, wrote, On Rhetoric]
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Adversus Rhetoras
Adversus Rhetoras is an ancient work of skeptical philosophy, traditionally attributed to Sextus Empiricus, that critically examines and challenges the claims and methods of rhetorical theorists.
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On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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De rhetorica et virtutibus
De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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E.
Institutio oratoria
Institutio oratoria is a comprehensive twelve-book treatise on rhetoric and education written by the Roman orator Quintilian, serving as one of the most influential works on classical rhetorical theory and pedagogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Rhetoric Target entity description: On Rhetoric is an ancient philosophical work by the Epicurean thinker Philodemus that examines the nature, value, and proper use of rhetoric within Hellenistic intellectual culture.
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A.
Adversus Rhetoras
Adversus Rhetoras is an ancient work of skeptical philosophy, traditionally attributed to Sextus Empiricus, that critically examines and challenges the claims and methods of rhetorical theorists.
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B.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
-
C.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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D.
De rhetorica et virtutibus
De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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E.
Institutio oratoria
Institutio oratoria is a comprehensive twelve-book treatise on rhetoric and education written by the Roman orator Quintilian, serving as one of the most influential works on classical rhetorical theory and pedagogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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