Trivium
Aristotle's Nicomachean EthicsGrade 9rhetoric Stage

Virtue as Habit

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Comprehension

Explains that virtue is not innate - we are born with capacity but not the virtue itself

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Cause & Consequence

Explains why practice is necessary - virtue is a skill that must be developed

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Meaning

Takes a position on whether virtue really is acquired through habit

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Defense

Steel-mans the counterargument (presents it in its strongest form)

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