presupposition

• Substantivo que designa o ato de tomar algo como verdadeiro de antemão, frequentemente como base para raciocínio ou argumentação, mesmo sem conhecimento completo. Na linguística, refere-se a uma pressuposição implícita contida em um enunciado.

A noun referring to the act of assuming something to be true in advance, often as a basis for reasoning or argument, even without full knowledge.

1. Assumption made beforehandC1formal

   An idea or belief that is assumed to be true before having full knowledge or evidence, often used as a basis for reasoning or argument.

   Pressuposição

   • The entire theory rests on the presupposition that all humans are rational.
   • His argument was flawed because it was based on a false presupposition.
   • In philosophy, one must carefully examine the presuppositions underlying any claim.

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