Assertion and Premise

Assertion

Assertion noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

Premise is a synonym for assertion. In some cases you can use "Premise" instead a noun "Assertion".

Premise

Premise noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Usage example: your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise

Assertion is a synonym for premise in assumption topic. You can use "Assertion" instead a noun "Premise", if it concerns topics such as hypothesis, proposition.

Nearby Words: premiss, premised, premising

How words are described

common common assertion common premise
original original assertion original premise
initial initial assertion initial premise
popular popular assertion popular premise
Other adjectives: wrong, false, odd.
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