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en·thy·meme  (nth-mm)
n. Logic
A syllogism in which one of the premises or the conclusion is not stated explicitly.
[Latin enthmma, from Greek enthmma, a rhetorical argument, from enthmeisthai, to consider : en-, in; see en-2 + thmos, mind.]


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The 23 articles discuss argumentation theory and method, historical background (the enthymeme and letter writing), rhetorical argumentation in the Old Testament (two articles), the Gospels (four), Pauline letters (nine), Hebrews (one), and Apocalyptic and Romance (one, on the Shepherd of Hermas and the Acta Petri).
Rhetorical Argumentation in Biblical Texts by Currents in Theology and Mission
45) Finally, another College English article from five years ago (Walker's) argues for the equivalent value of enthymeme, a type of emotive pseudo-syllogism, and syllogism itself.
Orality literacy, and the tradition by Bertonneau, Thomas F. / Modern Age
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