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The term "unstated premise" is correct and commonly used in written English, particularly in academic or philosophical writing
It refers to an underlying assumption or belief that is not explicitly stated but is necessary for the argument or statement to make sense. Example: In her essay, the author assumes that all humans have the innate desire for happiness, but this unstated premise undermines her argument that pursuing individual happiness is the ultimate goal of life.
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A Begich aide said that the unstated premise of every conversation with the president was, "You need me, and I need the O.C.S".
But he probably realized that the unstated premise behind the idea that the Jews control all the banks is that Jews are really good bankers.
Situated among various literary avant-garde the unstated premise to the course was that "electronic literature" is an avant-garde, a fringe poetics at the edge of print tradition.
But there's an unstated premise at work here: even if some elected officials are charged for campaign-finance quid pro quo, no one will stop trading access for donations.
The unstated premise of the questions posed on reargument is that, if the rule "that jeopardy attaches in jury trials when the jury is sworn" is "constitutionally mandated," then that rule is binding on Montana, since "the double jeopardy prohibition of the Fifth Amendment..
But the conventional doctrine has force if we accept its unstated premise: that humans are blindly driven by what American workers, at the dawn of the industrial revolution, bitterly called "the New Spirit of the Age, Gain Wealth forgetting all but Self".
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We diagnosed essential, unstated premises as biological background assumptions.
As a result of our analysis, we found that arguments in the selected papers rely on two types of premises: openly stated premises, and implicit, unstated premises.
But you'll notice the unstated assumption.
The unstated assumption of the analysis is that the domains show no bias in their origins.
Key premises unstated are now standard presidential fare in the absence of critical policy scrutiny and debate.
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