assertion.

A statement put forward as true, often without its support being supplied.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• unsupported assertion
• central assertion

On the page

The central assertion is not supported by the cited study.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Singular assertion; plural assertions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: argumentation, evidence, inference. Commonness: common.