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In [[philosophy]], "sub-stance" is the essence, the unseen reality that "stands under" or is the foundation of that of which a thing outwardly consists, the real under-lying essence of actual being which is expressed by the changeable "accidents" or visible manifestations or perceptible qualities of the thing, even of persons; hence, physical matter is not of itself the fundamental substance of existence.  
 
In [[philosophy]], "sub-stance" is the essence, the unseen reality that "stands under" or is the foundation of that of which a thing outwardly consists, the real under-lying essence of actual being which is expressed by the changeable "accidents" or visible manifestations or perceptible qualities of the thing, even of persons; hence, physical matter is not of itself the fundamental substance of existence.  
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In [[rhetoric]] an [[argument]] is ''substantiated'' as "incontestable" when presented as founded on irrefutable [[reason]], [[logic]]al [[premise]]s, and verifiable [[facts]] as [[evidence]]. This constitutes a forcefully compelling argument having substance. [[Confirmation bias]] can resist such an argument without offering substantive reasons having any real substance to contest and reject it ([[wishful thinking]]).
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In [[rhetoric]] an [[argument]] is ''substantiated'' as "incontestable" when presented as founded on irrefutable [[reason]], [[logic]]al [[premise]]s, and verifiable [[facts]] as "solid" [[evidence]]. This constitutes a forcefully compelling argument having substance. [[Confirmation bias]] can resist such an argument without offering substantive reasons having any real substance to contest and reject it ([[wishful thinking]]).
    
==''Trans''-substance: the Catholic doctrine of "[[transubstantiation]]"==
 
==''Trans''-substance: the Catholic doctrine of "[[transubstantiation]]"==
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