Literary notes about preponderance (AI summary)
In literature the term "preponderance" is often used to denote a dominance or overwhelming majority—whether of evidence, influence, or physical force. Its usage spans historical narratives, philosophical discussions, and sociological analyses, underscoring an element’s weight relative to others. At times it emphasizes the surfeit of political or military power [1, 2, 3] and, in other instances, it draws our attention to the predominance of ideas, emotions, or even evidence in a legal context [4, 5, 6]. Authors deploy the term to signal that one quality, force, or argument outweighs another, shaping entire works or the temperament of characters as seen in moral or intellectual discourses [7, 8, 9].