Presupposition
Information assumed to be true as background for understanding an utterance. Presuppositions are not explicitly stated but are assumed to be known.
Real World
The BBC headline 'Why has the UK's knife crime problem got worse?' presupposes knife crime has worsened — readers absorb this assumption before engaging with the argument.
Exam Focus
Show presuppositions survive negation ('I didn't stop...') to prove they differ from direct assertions in your analysis.
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