Definition of "enthymemes" [enthymemes]

• Plural form of enthymeme. (noun)

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• "Arguments pursued in these poems take the form of "enthymemes," curtal syllogisms, which like the epideictic mode are a legacy of the"
• "Every one who effects persuasion through proof does in fact use either enthymemes or examples: there is no other way…."
• "It is evident, therefore, that the propositions forming the basis of enthymemes, though some of them may be"