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Advanced Causal Clauses — Proposizioni Causali B2·Non Tanto Perché... Quanto Perché — Weighing Causes
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Rule reminder

'Non tanto perché X, quanto perché Y' means 'not so much because X, but rather because Y.' It weighs two causes, downplaying X and emphasizing Y. Variations: 'non perché X, ma perché Y' (simple contrast); 'non solo perché X, ma anche perché Y' (additive). These structures signal sophisticated reasoning.

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Identify the rhetorical PURPOSE of 'non tanto perché... quanto perché' in argumentation.

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