What Is Chrysogonus Persuasion

I chose Section 135, page 76, for the Confirmation II. In this section of the oration Cicero attacks Chrysogonus’ character by placing attention on how Chrysogonus carries himself. Refutation is a portion of the speech in which an orator attempts to disprove, or discredit, his or her opponent. In this particular instance Cicero is not only disproving his opponent, but is trying to place blame on Chrysogonus. We learn that “this kind of persuasion, it must begin with an example...that is absolutely acceptable (51).” This statement comes from the Confirmation portion of the handbook because Cicero states that “whatever the topic may be by means of which any statement can be confirmed, the very same can be used to invalidate it.(52)” In Section 135 of the oration, Cicero discusses Chrysogonus’ “personal style.(76)” The way that Chrysogonus walks around and the fact that he always has “hair curled and perfumed (76)” means that he thinks he is better than everyone. Even worse Cicero accuses Chrysogonus of looking down on everyone else and considering himself the only human amongst them because of this. These accusations could be considered “acceptable” because the proof
They have seen how Chrysogonus presents himself and they know themselves if it is true that he seems to believe that he is better than the rest. In On Invention Cicero states that “when we speak of a man’s habitual condition we mean