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reasoning(noun, philosophy, knowledge, attitude, idea)
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understanding(noun, form, concept, end, feeling)
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base(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy)
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basis(noun, concept, action, philosophy, rule)
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conceit(noun, feeling, view, idea, approach)
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consideration(noun, view, idea, approach, thought)
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dogma(noun, concept, understanding, power, philosophy)
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estimate(noun, form, end, feeling, understanding)
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grounds(noun, concept, action, philosophy, reason)
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hunch(noun, concept, feeling, philosophy, fancy)
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image(noun, concept, feeling, view, idea)
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inkling(noun, form, end, feeling, understanding)
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observation(noun, understanding, power, ability, grasp)
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presentiment(noun, philosophy, system, belief, model)
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reflection(noun, philosophy, idea, opinion, conjecture)
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suppose(noun, concept, philosophy, idea, system)
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abstraction(view, idea, approach, thought, image)
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argument(noun, philosophy, system, belief, model)
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attribution(noun, suggestion, supposition, attribution)
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condition(noun, idea, belief, suggestion, guess)
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