Finally the enthymeme provides a relief from detail, avoiding the unneeded and distracting repetition and detail of chains of syllogisms. Enthymemes are to be found in the speech events in which Aristotle directed his investigations. The first, forensic discourse, deals with happenings in the past as in the case of alleged criminality. The second, epideictic discourse, deals with praise and blame as in the case of ceremonial address. The third and final, deliberative discourse, deals with future policy as in the case of legislative debate.
Rhetoric is audience centred is to designed to gain audience assent.
Enthymemes are a crucial resource in which to obtain audience assent. By filling in the missing premises of a speaker's utterance, the audience plays an active part in constructing the enthymeme which leads the audience to be persuaded by the argument.