A tacit assumption or implicit assumption is an assumption that underlies a
logical argument
An argument is a statement or group of statements called premises intended to determine the degree of truth or acceptability of another statement called conclusion. Arguments can be studied from three main perspectives: the logical, the dialectic ...
, course of action,
decision, or
judgment that is not explicitly voiced nor necessarily understood by the decision maker or judge. These assumptions may be made based on personal life experiences, and are not consciously apparent in the
decision making
In psychology, decision-making (also spelled decision making and decisionmaking) is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options. It could be either rati ...
environment. These assumptions can be the source of apparent
paradoxes, misunderstandings and
resistance to change in human
organization
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.
The word is derived from ...
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behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as wel ...
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See also
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Assumption-based planning
Assumption-based planning in project management is a post-planning method that helps companies to deal with uncertainty. It is used to identify the most important assumptions in a company's business plans, to test these assumptions, and to accommo ...
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Consensus reality
Consensus reality is that which is generally agreed to be reality, based on a consensus view.
The appeal to consensus arises from the idea that humans do not fully understand or agree upon the nature of knowledge or ontology, often making it unce ...
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Hidden curriculum
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Implicit attitude
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Implicit cognition
Implicit cognition refers to unconscious influences such as knowledge, perception, or memory, that influence a person's behavior, even though they themselves have no conscious awareness whatsoever of those influences.
Overview
Implicit cognition i ...
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Implicit leadership theory Implicit leadership theory (ILT) is a cognitive theory of leadership developed by Robert Lord and colleagues.Forsyth, D. R. (2009). ''Group dynamics.'' New York, New York: Wadsworth. It is based on the idea that individuals create cognitive repres ...
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Implicit memory
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Implied consent
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Leading question
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Premise
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Presupposition
In the branch of linguistics known as pragmatics, a presupposition (or PSP) is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance whose truth is taken for granted in discourse. Examples of presuppositions include ...
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Shattered assumptions theory
In social psychology, shattered assumptions theory proposes that experiencing traumatic events can change how victims and survivors view themselves and the world. Specifically, the theory – developed by Ronnie Janoff-Bulman in 1992 – concerns ...
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Subreption Subreption (, "the act of stealing", from ''surripere'', "to take away secretly"; ) is a legal concept in Roman law, in the canon law of the Catholic Church, and in the Scots law, as well as a philosophical concept.
Etymology
The term "subrepti ...
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Tacit knowledge
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Unsaid
The term "unsaid" refers what is not explicitly stated, what is hidden and/or implied in the speech of an individual or a group of people.
The unsaid may be the product of intimidation; of a mulling over of thought; or of bafflement in the face o ...
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Unspoken rule
Further reading
* Edgar H. Schein, ''Organizational Culture and Leadership'', Jossey-Bass, 2004,
Logic
Ignorance
ja:暗黙の了解
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