presupposing
Assuming from outset
Presupposing is assuming something in advance as a basis for argument or action.
To presuppose is to take for granted what hasn't been established: The question presupposes that everyone wants to get married.
A presupposition is often unstated, built into the framing itself—asking "Have you stopped cheating?" presupposes prior cheating.
Foundation for logical argument
- entailmentLogical necessity from premises
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
implication · inference · deduction · corollary · syllogism · proposition · axiom · postulate
Deciding before learning facts
- preconceivingForming opinions prematurely
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
partiality · confirmation bias · implicit bias · foregone conclusion · closed-minded · jumping to conclusions · presumptuous · predisposed
Taking for granted
- assumingAccepting as true unverified
- taking for grantedAssuming availability without thought
- postulatingAssuming as basis for reasoning
- hypothesizingProposing untested explanations
conjecturing · surmising · expecting · anticipating · inferring · accepting · believing · trusting
premise
Foundation for logical argument
- entailmentLogical necessity from premises
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
prerequisite · implication · inference · deduction · corollary · syllogism · proposition · axiom · postulate · assumption
prejudging
Deciding before learning facts
- preconceivingForming opinions prematurely
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
prejudice · partiality · confirmation bias · implicit bias · foregone conclusion · closed-minded · jumping to conclusions · presumptuous · predisposed · biased
presuming
Taking for granted
- assumingAccepting as true unverified
- taking for grantedAssuming availability without thought
- postulatingAssuming as basis for reasoning
hypothesizing · conjecturing · surmising · expecting · anticipating · inferring · accepting · believing · trusting · counting on
presupposingproving
Establishing validity through evidence
demonstrating · establishing · verifying · confirming · substantiating
presupposingconcluding
Bringing to an end
deducing · inferring · deriving · arriving at · determining
presupposingquestioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
doubting · challenging · interrogating · examining · scrutinizing