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- 6. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- 9. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
- 10. proposition from which another is inferred
- 11. a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted
- 14. guess expressed as calculation
- 15. a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
- 16. accumulated knowledge
- 19. a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.
- 20. the end or finish of an event or process
- 22. a thing that is known or proved to be true.
- 25. a traditional story explaining some natural or social phenomenon
- 27. that which is in accordance with fact or reality
- 28. a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
- 33. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like
- 34. systematic reasoning according to strict principles of validity
- 35. a report or description of an event or experience.
- 37. a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
- 39. a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- 40. thought offered as a possible course of action
- 41. the forming or devising of a plan or idea.
- 42. one or more facts presented to support a belief/proposition as being true/valid
- 44. a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.
- 45. observed to exist or happen and for which a cause/explanation is in question
- 47. conclusion drawn from something not explicitly stated
- 48. an assertion, especially one maintained in argument
- 50. suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
- 51. a statement or account that makes something clear.
- 52. a conception of or belief about something.
- 53. something noticed/recorded
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- 1. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- 2. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
- 3. demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument
- 4. a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
- 5. a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
- 7. imaginary events
- 8. that which may happen
- 11. an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
- 12. the fact of knowing something gained through experience
- 13. a sentence expressed so as to elicit information
- 17. an idea that is taken to be true, and often used as the basis for other ideas, although it is not known for certain.
- 18. a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present.
- 21. acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists
- 23. that which triggered an event or outcome
- 24. an uncertain belief
- 26. a general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning
- 29. evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement
- 30. a suggestion for your consideration
- 31. estimate without sufficient information to be sure of being correct
- 32. the inference of particular instances by reference to a general law or principle
- 33. an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
- 36. an emotional state
- 38. an idea with no basis in reality
- 43. formed on the basis of incomplete information
- 46. the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
- 49. an reference case used to illustrate an explanation
- 50. a fundamental truth serving as foundation for a belief system