Explanation
An argument whose premise or conclusion remains unstated because an audience is expected to supply it. It recruits shared assumptions and makes persuasion partly depend on the listener’s completion.
Example
The concept becomes visible in use and can be followed as a movement of interpretation.
Counterexample
An enthymeme is not merely incomplete; its omission is rhetorically functional.
Distinction
An enthymeme is not merely incomplete; its omission is rhetorically functional.
Effect on thought and perception
It recruits shared assumptions and makes persuasion partly depend on the listener’s completion.
Resonance
It recruits shared assumptions and makes persuasion partly depend on the listener’s completion.
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Enthymeme“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-ARG-W0243. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-ARG-W0243The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.