Enthymemes

“Enthymemes in Everyday Life.” Please respond to the following

Identify an example of an enthymeme you encountered this week in the media or in a conversation.
Create a syllogism based on the enthymeme.
Determine whether the syllogism is valid or invalid and explain why.
If invalid, identify the reasoning error that is present in the syllogism.
Analyze the syllogism of one (1) other student.

remember i live in the US, think like you are a US student

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Enthymemes

An example of an enthymeme

In simple terms, an Enthymeme refers to a syllogism with a suppressed proposition (Walton, 2005). A good example of an enthymeme that I encountered in a conversation is when my friend asked me to follow my heart in order to be fine.

Creating a syllogism and determining whether it is valid or invalid

From this enthymeme, it is possible to create a syllogism. The syllogism states that all people who are able to follow their heart will always be fine. This syllogism is valid because it defines what people should do in order to be fine. Vigness (2013) adds that people……………..

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