👉 In political philosophy, a "hypotheses" or "hypothetical proposition" is a statement that is not proven to be true but is considered to be possible. This can be used as a rhetorical device to assert an idea without proof, often in order to suggest the possibility of something that is already known as a fact, such as a scientific discovery or a historical event. For example: - "I believe that the Earth orbits the Sun." (This is not proven true, but it

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