In general, Webster's speech to the Senate was moderate. He wanted to appeal to reason, not emotion.

通常，韦伯斯特在参议院发表演讲都是很温和的，他需要表达的是理由而不是情绪，然而，这次对他而言很难不再有情绪，当他即将结束演讲时，他的嗓门提高了，“脱离联邦”，他喊道，“和平的脱离!

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One way of trying to answer Hume is to show that actually induction can be justified by pure reason but by appeal to probability rather than demonstration.

其中一条关于试图回答休谟理论的便是，归纳法实际上可以经由纯粹的推理证明，而不是演示，诉之于概率的除外。

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Obama has made clear that he wants to bolster the nation's crumbling roadways, Bridges and sewer systems, and for that reason municipal bonds are gaining fresh appeal.

奥巴马已经清楚地表明，他打算重振这个国家破败的道路、桥梁和下水道系统，由于这个原因，市政债券正日益获得新的吸引力。

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He wanted to appeal to reason, not emotion.

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These two things appeal to reason -- unlike speech and images, which play to emotion.

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Unlike Mr. Tsipras who has raised his tone, Mr. Samaras has lowered it, trying to appeal to reason rather than emotions, as is Mr. Venizelos, the leader of the ailing Socialist Party.

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That language sounds a lot like the language that appears in the fundraising campaign, and it shows what I think is a less than serious appeal to fear rather than reason.

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