| Therefore enthymemes must not be as precise as a scientific demonstration and should be shorter than ordinary dialectical arguments. |
| But if the evidence be deductive, it will probably consist of an enthymeme, or of several enthymemes one depending on another. |
| He used enthymemes because they are an especially effective form of argument. |
| Further, Aristotle distinguishes between enthymemes taken from probable premises and enthymemes taken from signs. |
| It relies heavily on enthymemes, which Aristotle regards as most suitable to forensic speech. |
| If the former interpretation is true, then Aristotle concedes in the very definition of the enthymeme that some enthymemes are not deductive. |
