Both Uses of
conjecture
in
Into the Wild
- Westerberg's latter conjecture, as it turned out, was a fairly astute analysis of the relationship between Chris and Walt McCandless.†
p. 64.3
- There has been a great deal of conjecture about what caused such a precipitous decline.
p. 189.9 *conjecture = forming opinions or conclusions based upon inconclusive evidence
Definition:
a conclusion or opinion based on inconclusive evidence; or the act of forming of such a conclusion or opinion
A conjecture can be widely believed, but the word is also frequently used to imply that evidence is insufficient to support a belief.