Assumption vs fact

uh-SUMP-shunfact · FAKT

Something treated as true without proof yet; a fact has been checked.

“Our plan rests on one assumption: that traffic stays flat through the holidays.”

When “fact” is right“It's a fact that latency doubled after Tuesday's deploy; the dashboards show it.”

From Wed, Sep 30 2026 · Disagreeing well

Practice it out loud

Pick a decision at work you don't fully agree with. Out loud, name one concern (not an objection), one assumption behind the decision, and the tradeoff you'd accept. Stay calm and neutral, with no filler words.

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