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Little Man Theory remains mere theory, to be sure, possibly no more than an inchoate proto-theory, because it is yet hypothetical, speculative and assumptive.

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She cites a theory called the assumptive world, which suggests that a person has strongly held and grounding assumptions about the world.

“It confronts us with existential truths about life that clash with this system. The more we try to hold on to our assumptive world, the more mired we are in denial of such truths.”

We have both tried explaining to Anne that we're very uncomfortable with this topic and her approach, which is very assumptive and insensitive.

I also can't help wishing that "Love, Victor" was bolder in playing with the audience's assumptive gaze.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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