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Narrator: Today's word is "Proposition" — noun, pronounced /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn/, with the stress on "si".
Narrator: A proposition is a suggested plan or offer, especially in business.
Narrator: In plain English, it's a proposal worth considering.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin propositio, a setting forth.
Narrator: A common collocation is "value proposition", which describes why customers should buy a product.
Narrator: It differs from "proposal", because proposition can also be a statement in logic.
Narrator: In logic, a proposition is a statement that is either true or false.
Narrator: Business, logic, law and maths all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a proposition is something put forward.
Speaker A: What's a value proposition?
Speaker B: The reason to choose your product! PROPOSITION comes from the Latin for setting forth.
Speaker A: So a promise of value?
Speaker B: Exactly.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "It's an attractive proposition", an offer. "Our value proposition is speed", business. "Test whether the proposition is true", logic.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Do not confuse proposition with preposition, the grammar word.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Proposal is its cousin, offer is its twin, and statement is the logical alternative, but proposition keeps its persuasive charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "proposition" in AI prompts — useful for startup pitches and logic tutors.
Speaker A: How would pitches use it?
Speaker B: Sharpen value.
Prompt: Write a one-sentence value proposition for an app that helps renters split bills.
Speaker A: And logic tutors?
Speaker B: Truth tables.
Prompt: Build a truth table for the proposition if it rains then the ground is wet.
Speaker A: Could it help sales?
Speaker B: Yes, offers.
Prompt: Draft an email presenting a partnership proposition to a local gym.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Landing pages.
Prompt: Test three headline versions of our value proposition and suggest which is clearest.
Proposition — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary