unwarranted assumption

collocation in English

meaningsofunwarrantedandassumption

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unwarranted
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈwɒr.ən.tɪd/us
/ʌnˈwɔːr.ən.t̬ɪd/
not having a good reason and therefore annoying ...
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assumption
noun
uk
/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/us
/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
something that you accept as true without question ...
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(Definition ofunwarrantedandassumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thisunwarrantedassumptionabout the missing data may result in either underestimating or overestimating the treatment effects.
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But the latter is anunwarrantedassumption.
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That is a completelyunwarrantedassumptionfrom my reply.
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That provision is based on anotherunwarrantedassumption, that the leadership of the trade unions are constantly dragging reluctant members out on strike.
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As to the last matter, we did for once make a whollyunwarrantedassumption.
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Anyunwarrantedassumptionwould be an error, but one of the most critical questions facing the world is how are we to increase energy supplies?
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Anyunwarrantedassumptionwould be an error, but, in contradistinction, the adverse changes of experienced facts oblige us to view the prospects of the future with some disturbing concern.
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That is anunwarrantedassumption.
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That is a somewhatunwarrantedassumption.
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That would be an altogetherunwarrantedassumption.
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That would be anunwarrantedassumption.
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This is a whollyunwarrantedassumption.
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Restricting speech inevitably prevents ascertainment and publication of true facts and accurate judgments it entails anunwarrantedassumptionof infallibility on the part of the government.
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Such well-designed and well-planned investigations are necessary to avoid unwarranted assumptions and the misuse of research information.
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Ethical theory, however, remains important in challenging unwarranted assumptions and supporting a more sophisticated analysis of issues.
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His assertion that it is self-evident that nothing that has a beginning can be without a cause is anunwarrantedassumptionof the very point at stake.
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Unfortunately, this did not prevent him from making unwarranted assumptions about the musical compositions of the anthology and the strategy behind their collection.
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