 The aim of moral inquiry is sound moral judgment, but judgment in hard cases is frustrated because the crux of the matter is hedged in by a potentially limitless parade of particulars.Rhetorical reason manages particulars by systematically determining the relevance of issues and identifying the στάσις ("stasis", which is the most relevant of the relevant issues).Now ascribing relevance, per se, is an act of "phronesis" (Tallmon, 2001 & 1995a, b).