unstated assumption
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assumption
noun
uk/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
something that you accept as true without question ...
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(Definition ofassumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But there is a largeunstatedassumptionimplied in the very framing of this consciousness question.
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The possibility of expressing other scale types instead of the thus farunstatedassumptionof standard equal temperament is another area of investigation.
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The problem here is theunstatedassumptionthat "reasoning in general" is symbolic.
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Crisp's argument rests on theunstatedassumptionthat no prioritarian view can go in both directions at once.
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Typically, these deep-seated moral commitments are unstated assumptions in people's accepting the value of cultural competence.
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However, in their quest for the most general invariant satisfying such relations they make some unstated assumptions.
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In other words, major unstated assumptions are made about social integration and social participation.
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The network approach also entails unstated assumptions about local lives.
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Linguists need to understand how much of their subject is a product of such socio-historical forces, and to what extent the validity of their argumentation is dependent on unstated assumptions.
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Forums that encourage interaction and feedback are more likely to reveal unstated assumptions and values, clarify objectives, and highlight areas of uncertainty than forums that do not encourage such interaction.
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Euclid's proofs are essentially correct, but strictly speaking sometimes contain gaps because he tacitly uses some unstated assumptions, such as the existence of intersection points.
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The purpose of mapping is to uncover the logical structure of arguments, identify unstated assumptions, evaluate the support an argument offers for a conclusion, and aid understanding of debates.
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