9
postulation(noun, fancy, reason, condition, belief)
8
proof(noun, support, action, cause, reason)
8
axiom(noun, support, action, base, suggestion)
8
evidence(noun, support, action, cause, reason)
8
posit(noun, verb, state, take, fancy)
8
set forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, postulate)
8
theorem(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy)
7
precede
6
announce(verb, state, prediction, hypothesize)
6
ground(noun, idea, suggestion, argument, evidence)
6
predicate(verb, state, advance, assume, believe)
6
presume(verb, state, take, belief, assume)
5
argument(noun, understanding, reason, model, subject)
5
position(noun, understanding, system, belief, model)
5
premises(charge, agreement, conditions)
5
surmise(noun, verb, concept, philosophy, fancy)
4
belief(noun, concept, philosophy, fancy, view)
4
contention(noun, notion, theory, proposition, topic)
4
inference(noun, concept, fancy, idea, belief)
4
opinion(noun, concept, view, idea, belief)
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