enthymeme
noun
a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed.
enthymematic
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a word derived from
enthymeme.
Example Sentences
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An Epicheirema, then, is an abbreviated chain of reasoning, or Polysyllogism, comprising an Episyllogism with one or two enthymematic Prosyllogisms.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
Each of these sentences contains a conclusion and an enthymematic argument in support of it.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto
In such cases, strictly speaking, the assent is given neither to antecedent nor consequent of the conditional proposition, but to their connexion, that is, to the enthymematic inferentia.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman
If the chain of arguments were freed of its enthymematic character, the suppressed conclusions would appear as premises of Episyllogisms.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
