Intro to Presentational Enthymemes
Three exercises in notes and note-takingReturn to your notes on chapter 3 and develop your notes on on Enthymeme and Presentational Enthymemes, pp 54 - 70, by doing the following exercises in the appropriate places in your notes.
- Paraphrase Longaker's explanation of how the enthymeme works, adding your own invented examples or examples you encounter in media or elsewhere.
- Make a note on the difference between artistic pisteis and inartistic pisteis (pp 48-9): paraphrase the difference rather than repeat Longaker.
- Longaker gives a concise explanation of how presentational enthymemes make an argument on p 57, then follows that with a detailed analysis of an example. Try your hand at analyzing the presentational enthymeme on this page. Follow the example of analysis that Longaker presents on pp 58-62.
