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The speaker can build confidence or belief by saying many things which are obviously true or quickly confirmed, or by resorting to rhetorical devices. The listener is instructed by repetition, by the prompting and probing techniques of Chapter 10 and—of special relevance here—by the skillful use of autoclitics: You will agree.…, I needn’t say …, Of course, …, and so on. (p. 365)