Enthymeme reconstruction

Question 1

Enthymeme reconstruction

Answer 1

the process of adding missing premises or conclusions to an incomplete argument.

Question 2

Evaluative standard:

Answer 2

adding some proposition P to an incomplete argument as a premise or conclusion is justied if the reconstructed argument will satisfy some evaluative standard.

Question 3

Common knowledge:

Answer 3

adding some proposition P to an incomplete argument as a premise or conclusion is justied if P is based on common knowledge.

Question 4

Author’s commitments:

Answer 4

adding some proposition P to an incomplete argument as a premise or conclusion is justied if P can be reasonably taken to represent the author’s commitments.

Question 5

Three bases of for filling….

Answer 5

in missing premises or conclusions in an incomplete argument.