Template:Assumption/doc
Documentation
This template is used to mark text that goes beyond known facts and may well be found to be false in the future. It (currently) does not mark the text in any way that is visible to the reader, so any text so marked should be phrased in a way that makes the uncertainty obvious (using, for example, a word like "presumably" or a phrase like "it is assumed").
Articles containing calls to this template are listed in Category:Articles containing assumptions so they may be improved in the future (for example, by seeking out evidence for or against the marked statement).
For convenience, similar templates called {{uncertain}} and {{unknown}} are available. Which template is appropriate in a given situation is determined mostly by the exact phrasing of the statements they mark. For example, the statement that Angelina "seems to have moved to Los Angeles after turning 12" could be marked with {{assumption}}, but the similar statement that it is "not known whether she was already 12 when she moved to Los Angeles" could be marked with {{unknown}}.
Usage
{{assumption}}{{assumption|text}}
The first form is intended to go at the end of a phrase or sentence, whereas the second form contains the relevant text in the template call itself. If you use the first form, make sure that it is sufficiently clear what part of the text is an assumption.
Examples
She probably does.{{assumption}}⇒ She probably does. !{{assumption|She probably does.}}⇒ She probably does.
See also
{{uncertain}}– for statements that express uncertainty (which might change if additional research was done){{unknown}}– for statements pointing out specific unknowns (which might be cleared up if additional research was done){{open question}}– for specific questions/unknowns that are likely only answerable by Angelina herself, or by some other specific person
