premise
nounA statement or assumption on which an argument is based.
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nounSomething accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.
deduce
verbTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts or premises.
fallacious
adjectiveBased on faulty reasoning or a mistaken assumption.
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