Monday, March 3, 2008

Thinking for your self Chapter 5

Assumption
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An assumption is something we take for granted, something we accept prematurely as being true, something we don’t check out carefully.

It can be conscious or unconscious, warranted or unwarranted. Unconscious and unwarranted assumptions can lead to faulty reasoning, whereas conscious and warranted assumptions can be useful tools for problem solving.

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