Certainty and Doubt - Assessment and Speculation

to fail in achieving the desired result

being solely based on imagination or theory rather that reality

wrong and inaccurate

from one's memory, without spending time to carefully consider or think

to give something or someone more credit than is deserved

to say that something is going to happen before it actually takes place

the act of saying what one thinks is going to happen in the future or what the outcome of something will be

to evaluate the situation and all its possible outcomes in order to draw a conclusion

to review someone or something to see whether one's opinion was correct or not

to put something under further consideration or evaluation

the reevaluation someone or reconsideration of one's opinion of something to see whether it needs revising

to reconsider something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it

to inspect something in detail, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion

to know what another person is thinking

‌the act of reconsidering something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it

a process that involves detailed inspection of something, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion

to predict or anticipate an event or someone's reaction

an attempt to guess or do something without having sufficient information or knowing the consequences

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

the creation of theories or opinions about something with no fact or proof

according to opinions or guesses instead of facts or evidence

in a way that shows one's decisions are merely based on estimations or personal opinions rather than actual facts

to come to a conclusion without enough evidence

an estimation that points out the validity of something without sufficient evidence to confirm it

to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof

to think or believe that something is possible or true, without being sure

something such as an idea, claim, belief, etc that one believes to be true even though it is yet to be proved

to take a closer look at something, especially thoroughly in order to investigate

an inspection of opinions or experiences of a specific group of people that is usually done in the from of questions

used to express satisfaction or admiration for someone who is completely correct or did something flawlessly

to make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands

to regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are

an unfavorable judgment or estimation that is too low

an assessment of the worth or quality of someone or something that is mostly based on personal opinions rather than facts

‌used specifically in children’s games to say that someone is getting closer to the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object