In testing an enthymeme for validity, the logician must:
A)supply any missing information that logic requires and then treat it exactly as any other syllogism.
B)be careful to remember not to "read into" the material anything that is not explicitly stated.
C)supply any missing parts to the argument making allowances for the fact that this may make the argument slightly less plausible than might be desired.
D)supply any missing premises required by the logic of the argument, but remem- ber not to supply a missing conclusion; this is the same mistake committed
when the conclusion is diagrammed with a Venn diagram.

Question

In testing an enthymeme for validity, the logician must:
A)supply any missing information that logic requires and then treat it exactly as any other syllogism.
B)be careful to remember not to "read into" the material anything that is not explicitly stated.
C)supply any missing parts to the argument making allowances for the fact that this may make the argument slightly less plausible than might be desired.
D)supply any missing premises required by the logic of the argument, but remem- ber not to supply a missing conclusion; this is the same mistake committed 
 when the conclusion is diagrammed with a Venn diagram.

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DEnthymemes are syllogisms with an unstated premise or conclusion. To test their validity, logicians must supply any missing information that logic requires (A) and include any missing premises required by the logic of the argument (D), treating them as they would in any complete syllogism, but without adding a conclusion if it's the missing part.

In Testing an Enthymeme for Validity, the Logician Must