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In both ''think'' and ''believe'' there is a verb of cognition (awareness, certainty). The difference lies in the nature of truth value predicated of the complement clause by the matrix verb( believe vs. think)

We could couch this truth value predicated either in terms of a) epistemic modality or b) evidentiality. Either way, the verb ''think'' denotes less confidence in the truth of the complement clause than the verb ''believe''(but they both denotes lesser confidence than the verb ''know'')

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"Think" is used to express opinions or ideas that one holds based on reason or knowledge. "Believe" is used to express acceptance of something as true, often based on faith or trust rather than proof. Essentially, thinking tends to involve more logical reasoning, while belief involves more emotional conviction.

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