单词 | enthymematic |
释义 | enthymematicadj. Logic and Rhetoric. Of an argument, sentence, etc.: that takes the form of an enthymeme, esp. in leaving one or more premises unstated (cf. enthymeme n. 1a, 1b); (also) of the nature of an enthymeme; consisting of or employing enthymemes. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > [adjective] > of types of syllogism modal1569 hypothetical1588 prosyllogistical1588 contract1605 prosyllogistic1652 monstrative1653 enthymematic1654 epicheirematic1656 hypothetica1680 pure1697 indirect1728 dialectal1767 tollent1770 conjunctivea1856 hypothetico-disjunctivea1856 schematica1856 unfigureda1856 subsumptive1884 episyllogistic1886 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [adjective] > of types of enthymematical1588 enthymematic1654 1654 J. Wood Litle Stone ii. ii. 207 The Argument as propounded by the Author is Enthymematick, and must suppose another premisse beside that which is expressed. 1685 tr. P. Nicole & A. Arnauld Logic iii. xiv. 68 It also happens sometimes, that the two propositions of the Enthymeme are included in one proposition, which for that reason Aristotle calls an Enthymematick Sentence [Fr. sentence Enthymematique], of which he gives this Example... Immortal anger bear not, being Mortal. 1727 J. Burford Argument to Prove 52 My Argument was Enthymematick; I suppressed that Proposition, which I imagined the Learned Answerer was sufficiently apprized of. 1826 R. Whately Elements Logic ii. 125 Here the minor Premiss is what is called an Enthymematic sentence. 1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) iii. §79. 288 A sentence which contains the materials of a syllogism, not technically expressed, has been called an enthymeme, or an enthymematic sentence. 1939 Mind 48 469 It is unfairly taken as complete in its enthymematic form. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 June 737/2 The problem is compounded by Peacocke's penchant for enthymematic argument. 2010 N. Crick Democracy & Rhetoric ii. 88 The power and character of rhetoric derives from its ability to use enthymematic reasoning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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