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enthymeme
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" Then the writer can look for places to find those elements.
15 An article by Lawrence Green on using the enthymeme
in writing classes also points out that having students define and
articulate the syllogism that underlies an argument helps them to
see whether their basic premises are value statements, normative
statements, or cause and effect statements. They can then judge
whether they are going to be abie to buiid a piausible argument
from their premises.16"

Rhetoric - syllogism
all men are mortal. Socrates is a man, therefore he is a mortal
BUT, there isn't a definitive "truth"
 
entheymeme- People who don't study fail. John is going to fail the test, he didn't study.
Premises tied into opinion.
so, all parts aren't true
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First let's look at the ways in which the enthymeme has
misunderstood and oversimplified. Traditionally, both
cians and writing teachers have defined the enthymeme as
an abbreviated syllogism, compressed into a statement that leaves
out one of the premises. For example:
Formal syllogism: All graduates of Harvard are well educated.
Elaine is a Harvard graduate. Therefore she must be well educated.
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Enthymeme: Elaine must be well educated since she graduated from
Harvard.

Syllogism: Science departments in major universities are controlled
by men. Men scientists discriminate against women scientists.
Therefore women scientists have trouble getting ahead in science
departments in major universities.
Enthymeme: Women scientists in departments at major universities
will have trouble getting ahead in their profession because their de~
partments are controlled by men.
The premise that male scientists discriminate against women scientists
is not expressed.

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Russia enthymeme
not objective  - science, Russia, pro-technology
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First, we can show students how to define the enthymeme that
underlies their arguments and then teach them how to identify the
common ground they are assuming exists between them and their
audience and to think about what information that audience has
that they can draw on for examples and support. As Professor
John Gage of the University of Oregon says in an article in Rhetoric
Review, spelling out the central enthymeme of an argument
doesn't necessarily solve the problems of composing that argument,
but it does bring them into view and help the writer to begin
to discover specific elements that can be used to persuade the
audience. Then the writer can look for places to find those elements.
15 An article by Lawrence Green on using the enthymeme
in writing classes also points out that having students define and
articulate the syllogism that underlies an argument helps them to
see whether their basic premises are value statements, normative
statements, or cause and effect statements. They can then judge
whether they are going to be abie to buiid a piausible argument
from their premises.16