 According to Maiorescu, the context had conflated two separate topics into one phrase, and unwittingly made it seem that the 18th-century "philosophe" Voltaire was active in the 17th century.Călinescu used this point to illustrate Maiorescu's polemic technique, which involved presenting his adversaries with "propositions cruelly selected from the textbook on logic".The text referenced other false claims made by Urechia, questioning his competence.