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Assumption
An assumption is something taken as true without argument. Hidden assumptions are where most bad reasoning lives. Common collocations: "make an assumption", "underlying assumption".
Examples in context
Your argument rests on a hidden assumption.
Your argument rests on a hidden assumption.
That assumption was never tested.
That assumption was never tested.
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