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The sport then was to challenge assumptions.
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The speaker uses “sport” as a comparison for an enjoyable intellectual activity. The point was to question assumptions rather than accept them automatically. “Challenge assumptions” means examining beliefs or ideas closely and asking whether they are truly sound.
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