Wouldn't you say that, although people often treat presume and assume as synonyms, there is an important but subtle distinction between them?
I'd say that when you ASSUME (and not in the sense of assuming responsibility), there is no necessary expectation that your assumption is based upon reasonable data - that you formulated your belief without reference to available evidence.
When you PRESUME, you're really a bit closer to inference - a reasonable guess based upon data.
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