And certainly an apt quotation is one of the most effective decorations of a public speech; but the dangers of inappositeness are correspondingly formidable.
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Inappositeness
//ɪnˈapəzɪtnəs//
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To men and women excited by the details of the last murder they discourse of the existence of God in short, crisp sentences,--and I know not which is worse, the triviality of the discourse or its inappositeness.
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‘And then, your uncle made an inaugural speech at his first press conference which was of fantastic inappositeness.’
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