| starting point(expression, suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition) |
| hypothesis(noun, suggestion, argument, analysis, thinking) |
| acumen(argument, analysis, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| analysis(argument, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| argument(noun, analysis, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| assumption(noun, suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition) |
| axiom(suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition, premise) |
| basis(noun, suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition) |
| belief(noun, suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition) |
| case(argument, analysis, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| cogitation(argument, analysis, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| concluding(thought, argument, analysis, thinking, calculation) |
| condition(suggestion, theory, guesstimate, supposition, premise) |
| conjecture(noun, suggestion, theory, supposition) |
| corollary(argument, analysis, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| deduction(noun, thought, suggestion, analysis, theory) |
| exposition(argument, analysis, thinking, calculation, logic) |
| foundation(noun, suggestion, theory, supposition) |
| generalization(noun, thought, argument, analysis, thinking) |
| illation(noun, thought, argument, analysis, thinking) |