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Assertion vs Enthymeme - What's the difference?

assertion | enthymeme |

As nouns the difference between assertion and enthymeme

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while enthymeme is enthymeme.

assertion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
  • Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
  • (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

    • Related terms

    * assertoric

    Anagrams

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    enthymeme

    English

    (wikipedia enthymeme)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A by and large statement, a maxim, a less-than-100% argument.
  • (logic) A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.

    • Derived terms

    * enthymematic * enthymematical * enthymemic * enthymemical