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Rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues..
The Agonistic dialogues , supposed to resemble the combat , were either Endeictic, as exhibiting a specimen of skill , or Anatreptic, presenting the spectacle of a perfect defeat .
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Anatreptic means Rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues..
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The Agonistic dialogues , supposed to resemble the combat , were either Endeictic, as exhibiting a specimen of skill , or Anatreptic, presenting the spectacle of a perfect defeat .
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