The Enthymeme : : Syllogism, Reasoning, and Narrative in Ancient Greek Rhetoric /

The Enthymeme : : Syllogism, Reasoning, and Narrative in Ancient Greek Rhetoric / / James Fredal.

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Central to rhetorical theory, the enthymeme is most often defined as a truncated syllogism. Suppressing a premise that the audience already knows, this rhetorical device relies on the audience to fill in the missing information, thereby making the argument more persuasive. James Fredal argues that t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Fredal, James,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (226 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part One 3.0
  • 1. Enthymeme 3.0
  • 2. 3.0 and Its Problems
  • Part Two 2.0
  • 3. Aristotle, Sullogismos, and 2.0
  • 4. 2.0 and Its Problems
  • Part Three 1.0
  • 5 Enthymizing in the Orators
  • 6 Oratorical Enthymizing in Context
  • 7 Enthymizing and Adversarial Narratives
  • Part Four Lysias and the Enthymeme
  • 8. Enthymizing in Lysias 1, On the Death of Eratosthenes
  • 9. A Many-Layered Tale
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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