Sentences with phrase «hinges on the false assumption»

A long - standing debate in education hinges on the false assumption that teaching skills will detract from teaching knowledge; this is a false dichotomy as studies have shown that when knowledge is learned passively without skills, it is often learned at the superficial level and therefore does not readily transfer to new environments.

The phone versus tablet versus dedicated e-reader discussion often hinges on a false assumption that people will only use one device.