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therefore be used in dierent ways. We saw it work as an invitation for revision (cf. Excerpts
15.3 and 15.5). e suggestion that a proposal is an assumption can itself be a criticism (e.g.,
Excerpts 15.1 and 15.6). When featured as components of proposals for action, the making
of assumptions can become a strategy for managing complexity or conserving the simplic-
ity of the solution (Excerpts 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 15.8 through 15.10); they can also be employed
in the course of introducing complications or additional considerations (