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Answer for the clue "An assumption that is basic to an argument ", 12 letters:
constatation

Word definitions for constatation in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The process of verification. 2 An assertion; a proposition assumed for the sake of argument, an axiom.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: basic assumption , self-evident truth ]

Usage examples of constatation.

For example, I proffer the constatation, 'Black ladders lack bladders.