It can't be both false and an assumption. What with it being an assumption an all that.
I have seen him, he is a big guy. So I assume he is bigger than her. If you have evidence to the contrary I would be delighted to see it, but we both know you don't.
Why are you so invested in this not being sexual assault? Do you think what he did was ok?
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Examples of false assumption
Who would want to justify a
false assumption?
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As discussed above, this appears to be a
false assumption.
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Moreover, its ahistoricism leads to the
false assumption that reform is a consequence of the preferences of particular agents.
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Colonial defence loans were politically, if not strategically, counter-productive, encouraging the
false assumption that the colonies' defensive needs were being addressed.
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This charge rests on the
false assumption that reproductive practices that are efficient from a cost-benefit standpoint will necessarily reduce the incidence of disease-causing genes.
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That
false assumption will effectively seal off any fruitful future investigation of early jazz, for it will set investigators on the wrong track.
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A way of thinking about the neural bases of perception and action is needed that does not rest on the
false assumption that the brain is the seat of consciousness.
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This suggests that universalist or functional reasons why these markers must appear in every language, including those acquired in non-canonical language-learning contexts, are based on a
false assumption.
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Franklin was intent on carrying out his orders, even though they had been based on the
false assumption that he would have adequate food supplies.
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Laughter is an equally potent stimulus, although its power is often underestimated in our feel-good, be-happy culture, with its
false assumption that laughter is a response to humor.
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Evidence to the contrary you say? So you assume he is bigger and I have to prove otherwise. I said there is no evidence to prove either way, as we have no way of knowing how big the woman is. Some lawyer you are!
