entimema

Noun masculine C1 #38954 most common

Translations

A rhetorical term for an argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated.

El entimema que presentó en clase fue muy persuasivo, aunque faltó una premisa.

The enthymeme he presented in class was very persuasive, although it lacked a premise.

In his speech, the philosopher employed an enthymeme to make his main argument more accessible.