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Definition:
An axiom is anything which is assumed to be true and used as a premise in an argument.
This assumption might be made because its truth is self-evident, as with the basic
laws of logic or certain axioms of math, or it might be assumed to be the definition
of the concepts in question. On the other hand, the person evaluating the claims might
simply be granting the truth of the axiom simply to see if the argument itself is
sound and valid.
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