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assertion
noun
(as-ser-tion)
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Synonyms:
asseveration
,
averment
,
assertion
noun
(as-ser-tion)
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Synonyms:
affirmation
,
statement
,
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assertion
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averment
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statement
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affirmation
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suggestion
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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ipse dixit
,
specious argument
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
refutability
,
assertion
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