What are the characteristics of Mencius' articles?

The influence of Mencius on later literature lies not only in its transition from documentary prose to expository prose, which is one of the important foundation works of China's expository prose, but also in its unique article style, which has opened up an excellent tradition for China's political essays.

The characteristics of Mencius' articles can be summarized as the following main features; 1. The characteristics of Mencius' article are as follows: First, face the reality directly, and express his thoughts and opinions in view of the urgent social and political problems that are generally concerned at present, with the sense of anxiety about the country and the people and the ideal of governing the world and establishing a new society. His articles never "write for the sake of writing", but are targeted and meaningful; Never obscure twists and turns, ambiguous, but stand firm and have a clear view, which is the first element of writing a political paper, because when writing a political paper, you must clearly publicize your political views.

2. Magnificent, full of emotion and sharp words. Mencius' article is magnificent, like a surging river pouring down from a height. Readers feel as if there is a powerful torrent, wave after wave, unable to get rid of and escape. His speech is aboveboard, you should accept it and be convinced. This momentum comes from Mencius' concern for the world and people, and from his lofty ideal of governing the world and solving all people's problems. He stands on the moral high ground, so he can "take advantage of adults." According to the truth, directly accusing him of his mistakes can make "Wang furious."

Third, the power of careful speculative logic Mencius' articles mostly recorded the debate with the other side, so he was called "eloquence." His debate articles are not only magnificent, sharp and vivid, but also rigorous in logic. Most of his articles are obviously speculative, and his theory was developed in the debate. After many debates, his theory was enriched and finally completed.

Fourth, the literary color of argumentation Mencius' article is an argumentative article, or an argumentative article, but he is not a purely speculative argument. He does not completely use abstract concepts for logical reasoning, but has a certain literary color, thus enhancing the argumentation effect of the article.