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Write a paragraph that describes the general structure of an Aristotelian argument.

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An Aristotelian argument is typically organized as a syllogism composed of two premises and a conclusion: a major premise stating a general rule or universal proposition, a minor premise identifying a particular case or instance, and a conclusion that follows by applying the general rule to the case. The two premises are linked by a middle term that appears in each premise but not in the conclusion, providing the logical bridge (for example, “All M are P” and “All S are M” yield “All S are P”). Validity depends both on the correct formal relation among terms and on the truth of the premises; in rhetoric Aristotle also emphasizes the enthymeme, a compressed syllogism where one premise is left unstated because it is assumed or easily supplied by the audience, making the argument more persuasive.