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Printable worksheet on enthymemes for Grades 9–12, asking students to identify unstated premises in fourteen reasoning scenarios.
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Enthymemes: Identifying Unstated Premises

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This printable logic and rhetoric worksheet helps 9th–12th graders practice identifying enthymemes—arguments with an unstated premise. The fourteen-item set includes scenarios like "Curtis would never lie to you. I've known Curtis for years" and "Turtles are low maintenance. Turtles make great pets." Students write the missing premise for each. Suitable for English language arts, debate, or critical-thinking units.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Grammar
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated October 2025

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