That is to say, not only is it doubtful whether his axioms are true, which is a comparatively trivial matter, but it is certain that his propositions do not follow from the axioms which he enunciates.
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Axioms
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circumstancecold factcollected sayingsconceded factconjecturecorecurrent sayingdatadatumdemonstrable factdictatedictumdistichdoctrinedogmaelixirempirical factepigramessenceessential
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established factexpressionfactfact of experiencefirst principlesflowerfocusformulafoundationfundamentalgistgiven factgnomegolden rulegolden sayinggravamengroundguessworkhard facthearthypostasishypothesishypothesis ad hocindisputable factinescapable factinferenceinner essencekernellawlemmamajor premisemarrowmatter of factmeat
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minor premisemoralmotmottonaked factnitty grittynot guessworknot opinionnubnucleusnuts and boltsoraclephilosophemephilosophical propositionphrasepithpithy sayingplainpositionpositive fact
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postulationpostulatumpreceptpremiseprescriptpresumptionpresupposalpresuppositionprincipiumprinciplepropositionpropositional functionprovable factproverbproverbial sayingproverbsquidquiddityquintessencerulesalient factsapsawsayingself-evident factself-evident truthsentencesententious expressionset of postulatessettled principlesignificant factsimple factslokasober factsoulspiritstandardstatementstock sayingstubborn factstuffsubstancesumptionsupposalsupposingsuppositionsurmisesutrateachingtenettextthe casethe nitty-grittytheoremthesistruismtruthtruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueundeniable factuniversal truthversewell-known factwisdomwisdom literaturewise sayingwitticismwordwords of wisdomworking hypothesis
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