| adduce |
to cite as evidence or proof; bring to bear in argument or discussion. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| allege |
to say or claim to be true without having proof. |
| apologetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of theology dealing with the defense and proof of a religious faith, esp. Christianity. |
| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. [1/2 definitions] |
| attest |
to offer evidence or give proof (often followed by "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| axiom |
in mathematics, a statement, often one regarded as obvious, that is accepted without proof as a basis for proving other statements; postulate. [1/2 definitions] |
| beg the question |
to assume as true a conclusion to an argument and then present that conclusion as proof. |
| benefit of the doubt |
acceptance of a statement or belief as true in the absence of contrary proof. |
| black and white |
print or writing considered as documentary evidence or binding proof. [1/2 definitions] |
| blended whiskey |
a blend of two straight whiskeys, or of one with neutral spirits in which the hundred-proof straight whiskey constitutes at least twenty percent of the combined volume. |
| challenge |
a calling into question; request for an explanation or proof. [1/6 definitions] |
| circumstantiate |
to supply circumstances or particulars as evidence, proof, or description of. |
| cite |
to quote or refer to as proof or illustration. [1/5 definitions] |
| corollary |
in mathematics, a proposition whose proof directly follows in one or a few steps from the proof of another proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| demonstration |
evidence; proof. [1/5 definitions] |
| demonstrative |
providing proof; decisive. [1/5 definitions] |
| disproof |
evidence or proof to the contrary. [1/2 definitions] |
| document |
a written or printed paper that gives information or proof of something. Licenses and passports are kinds of documents. [1/2 definitions] |
| evidence |
something that gives proof of or a reason to believe something. |
| galley |
a tray that holds type that has been set for printing, or a proof printed from such a tray of type. [1/3 definitions] |