The Dialogical Force of Implicit Premises. Presumptions in Enthymemes.

The Dialogical Force of Implicit Premises. Presumptions in Enthymemes.

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The implicit dimension of enthymemes is investigated from a pragmatic sword 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 Beta Sitosterol 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.