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A Rhetorical Analysis Of 'The Chevalier De Seinagalt'
The reading passage is about the Chevalier de Seinagalt and her memoir, it gives some examples to prove that these note are not necessarily based on facts but are distorted by the writer, whereas the lectur challenges this view.
The reading's claim about the Chevalier who was not rich is refuted by the speaker. She states that altough Chevalier borrowed money from her friends, this would not prove that she was poor. The lecturer points out that she spent much money on her parties, therefore it is reguler for she to run out budget. But, during the time she needed money, Chevalier borrowed money and returned it back to her friends as she recieved new money.

The speaker is not convinced that Chevalier didn't mentioned details on her notes when

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