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Noun- An argument or truncated syllogism in which one of the propositions, usually a premise, is understood but not stated.

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  • I call the enthymeme a rhetorical syllogism, and the example a rhetorical induction.
  • The example is an induction, the enthymeme is a syllogism, and the apparent enthymeme is an apparent syllogism.
  • Every kind of syllogism is composed of propositions, and the enthymeme is a particular kind of syllogism composed of the aforesaid propositions.
  • "That seems to me a good enthymeme," my master admitted.
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