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Laying claim

the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"

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Abstract thought noun · 85% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Assumption noun · 85% connection

the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assu…

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Cogency noun · 85% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Evidence noun · 85% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Grounds noun · 85% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Logical thinking noun · 85% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Reasoning noun · 85% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Rigor noun · 85% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Rigour noun · 85% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Validity noun · 85% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Ambiguity noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Argumentation noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Backup noun · 78% connection

the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

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Bear out verb · 78% connection

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

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Believability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Bias adjective · 78% connection

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

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Challenge noun · 78% connection

questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"

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Coherent adjective · 78% connection

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

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Acceptance noun · 78% connection

An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought…