enthymeme
a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed.
Origin of enthymeme
1Other words from enthymeme
- en·thy·me·mat·ic [en-thuh-mee-mat-ik], /ˌɛn θə miˈmæt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby enthymeme
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How to use enthymeme in a sentence
It is a common way of hiding a weak point to cover it in the suppressed premise of an enthymeme.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterAristotle used enthymeme in the wider sense of an elliptically expressed argument.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive | William MintoOne form of enthymeme is so common in modern rhetoric as to deserve a distinctive name.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive | William MintoIn the bald, simple forms here set down, the syllogism and enthymeme are hardly suited to delivery in speeches.
Public Speaking | Clarence StrattonLogic proceeds by induction and syllogism, rhetoric by the enthymeme, and poetic by the example.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance | Donald Lemen Clark
British Dictionary definitions for enthymeme
/ (ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm) /
an incomplete syllogism, in which one or more premises are unexpressed as their truth is considered to be self-evident
any argument some of whose premises are omitted as obvious
Origin of enthymeme
1Derived forms of enthymeme
- enthymematic or enthymematical, adjective
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