can someone put this in context

[tris-]

"does the author make any unstated assumptions about shared beliefs with the readers?"

my understanding of an unstated assumption is limited. if anyone is more clued up, could you possibly put it into context for me? my context is looking at historical facts, at the moment anyway. as in im reading a book that someone has written about certain aspects of history (weights and measures in particular).

if a sample passage read
"the instrument was finally banned by the archbishop of canterbury, threatening anyone who used it with excommunication"

how do i work out if there is an unstated assumption there?

 

[Bugz]

I can't really put it in context of the situation because my skills in history sucks.

But say I said:

UCL suck balls. They rejected me in my uni. application.

The unstated assumption is that UCL suck because they reject people.


Or say:

That girl is wild in bed. I had sex with that girl.

The unstated assumption is that by having sex with the girl you can say she'd wild in bed.


Unstated assumptions are GENERALLY cause and effect. 'X happened because of Y therefore we assume that Y is the cause of X.'

edit - here's a good one I found on the internet:

'My teacher is a good teacher. She gave me a good grade.'

Unstated assumption: teachers are good if they give good grades.

 

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so its two seperate statements and it should be assumed they are related?

 

[Bugz]

It's assumed by the person writing them and they hope that by hearing it, you will assume it too.

Very very powerful in propaganda/politics if used correctly.

'Knife crime has reduced. We have more officers on our streets.'

People can be led to assume through an unstated assumption that by having more officers, knife crime has reduced.

 

[tris-]

AHA

thanks, now i get it.

 

[Cerb]

I dont know i can see what the people before were trying to say about unstated assumptions but the take i would have it it would be someting diffrents because of the whoe "shared belids" thing... like if you were reading a book about Idi amin for example the author might write under the unstated assumtion that you like him have th same opinion of Amin as he does....i dont know if that made any sense written down but it did in my head

 

[Imgormiel]

"does the author make any unstated assumptions about shared beliefs with the readers?"

my understanding of an unstated assumption is limited. if anyone is more clued up, could you possibly put it into context for me? my context is looking at historical facts, at the moment anyway. as in im reading a book that someone has written about certain aspects of history (weights and measures in particular).

if a sample passage read
"the instrument was finally banned by the archbishop of canterbury, threatening anyone who used it with excommunication"

how do i work out if there is an unstated assumption there?

That assumption if my history is correct is to do with the first movement away from the lute to the guitar. Thus the instrument is seen as the tool of the devil and poverty, which historically it was viewed that way.

 

[tris-]

i think were talking about two different things.

im talking about a weighing instrument called the auncel/bismar

 

[Binky the Bomb]

Unstated assumption - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maybe this can share some light on you dilemma.