Think with Socrates Does Not Contain a Section on Enthymemes

question 127

Short Answer

Think with Socrates does not contain a section on enthymemes. However, the concept can be defined briefly. This exercise defines an enthymeme and gives students a chance to practice filling in holes in incomplete deductive arguments.
An enthymeme is an argument that is missing one or more premises or a conclusion. Each of the following deductive arguments is missing either a premise or a conclusion. (Thus, each is an enthymeme.) Add a statement to each so as to turn the enthymeme into a valid argument.
-If the creature from the Black Lagoon is angry, then nobody is safe … Therefore, nobody is safe.

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Definitions:

Prelinguistic Vocalization

Sounds made by infants before they acquire spoken language, such as cooing or babbling, which are foundational to language development.

Surface Structure

The superficial grammatical construction of a sentence.

Deep Structure

The underlying meaning of a sentence.

Deferred Imitation

The process by which individuals, often children, reproduce or mimic others' actions after a delay without having observed them in the interim.