The Dialogical Force of Implicit Premises:: Presumptions in Enthymemes

Fabrizio Macagno; Giovanni Damele

doi:https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v33i3.3679

The Dialogical Force of Implicit Premises: Presumptions in Enthymemes

Fabrizio Macagno, Giovanni Damele

Instituto de Filosofia da NOVA (IFILNOVA)

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Abstract

The implicit dimension of enthymemes is investigated from a pragmatic perspective to show why a premise can be left unexpressed, and how it can be used strategically. The relationship between the implicit act of taking for granted and the pattern of presumptive reasoning is shown to be the cornerstone of kairos and the fallacy of straw man. By taking a proposition for granted, the speaker shifts the burden of proving its un-acceptability onto the hearer. The resemblance (likeliness) of the tacit premise with what is commonly acceptable or has been actually stated can be used as a rhetorical strategy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	365-393
Number of pages	29
Journal	Informal Logic
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v33i3.3679
Publication status	Published - 12 Sept 2013

Keywords

Enthymeme
Argumentation
Missing premises
Kairos
Presumptions
Burden of proof
Straw man

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