Quiz 6

Question 1

in what form is an argument most commonly used

Answer 1

in the form of an enthymeme

Question 2

what is the definition of an enthymeme

Answer 2

A syllogism that does not contain both of the necessary premises–or contains both of its premises and is missing a conclusion

Question 3

Why would you not express one of the premies in an argument

Answer 3

because we assume our listener knows it

Question 4

what are three kinds of enthymemes

Answer 4

First Order, Second Order, Third Order

Question 5

Upon what basis are these different kinds of enthymemes distinguished

Answer 5

on the basis of which component proposition is missing

Question 6

explain what a first order enthymeme is in your own words

Answer 6

First order = missing major premies

Question 7

explain what a second order enthymeme is in your own words

Answer 7

Second Order = missing minor premise.

Question 8

explain what a third order enthymeme is in your own words

Answer 8

Third Order = missing conclusion.

Question 9

true or false

an enthymeme is the most common argument form

Answer 9

true

Question 10

true or false

all enthymemes are missing a conclusion

Answer 10

false

Question 11

true or false

a third order enthymeme is a syllogism that is missing a minor premise

Answer 11

false

Question 12

true or false
enthymemes are missing one statement in the argument because the statement is logically unnecessary for the argument to be valid

Answer 12

false