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Imperiousness in tone or style – is the attempt to
strengthen argument by despotic authority. Not satisfied
even with being right, – some men's pleasure seems to consist
in putting others in the wrong. They must have a
triumph for their dogmatism as well as their reason.
They must humiliate as well as while they subdue. They will
beat down an antagonist companion even though his downfall
should not be needful to their success. Not only shall
their opponent be in the wrong but they will extort
from him a confession that he is in the wrong. They condemn
him – others condemn – but their tyranny will be
satisfied with nothing but a declaration of
self-condemnation from the condemned himself.

Stickling for the last word is another form
of this conversational imperiousness – a poor & petty
triumph which only serves to make pain longer lengthen
the endurance of pain – and to exasperate by humbling
an opponent.

A form of imperiousness is that of
positive & unqualified assertion, – which is made more
offensive when it contradicts an opposite opinion
expressed by another: – and the arrogance becomes
heightened if the assertion be of a character not
to be substantiated by proof. Of a fact, for instance,
a man may have evidence that amounts to

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Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	486	Info in main headings field
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