Assertion
noun
A firm statement or declaration.
Her assertion that she had never stolen anything was untrue.
Often appears as...
- false assertion
- make an assertion
noun
The action of stating or declaring firmly.
The assertion of a claim for copyright infringement
Often appears as...
- assertion of rights
- assertion of a claim
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Formal
Technical
noun
In computing, a statement in a program that should always be true.
An assertion error occurred because the condition was false
Often appears as...
- assertion error
- assertion failure
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Technical
noun
A firm statement or declaration.
Her assertion that she had never stolen anything was untrue.
Often appears as...
- false assertion
- make an assertion
noun
The action of stating or declaring firmly.
The assertion of a claim for copyright infringement
Often appears as...
- assertion of rights
- assertion of a claim
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
In computing, a statement in a program that should always be true.
An assertion error occurred because the condition was false
Often appears as...
- assertion error
- assertion failure
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasis on Belief
Used to express strong belief in what you're saying, even if not proven.
His assertion that aliens exist was met with skepticism.
Pro Tip 2/3Conveys Confidence
Shows you're confident in your statement, setting aside potential doubts.
She made an assertion of her innocence with great confidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Challenge
May be used to present a point that others can challenge or debate.
His assertion that the policy would fail invited heated debate.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasis on Belief
Used to express strong belief in what you're saying, even if not proven.
His assertion that aliens exist was met with skepticism.
Pro Tip 2/3Conveys Confidence
Shows you're confident in your statement, setting aside potential doubts.
She made an assertion of her innocence with great confidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Challenge
May be used to present a point that others can challenge or debate.
His assertion that the policy would fail invited heated debate.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasis on Belief
Used to express strong belief in what you're saying, even if not proven.
His assertion that aliens exist was met with skepticism.
Pro Tip 2/3Conveys Confidence
Shows you're confident in your statement, setting aside potential doubts.
She made an assertion of her innocence with great confidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Challenge
May be used to present a point that others can challenge or debate.
His assertion that the policy would fail invited heated debate.
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What if we replaced...
some believe that we have reached the end of history, that the question of how to live together has been answered, and that answer is liberal democracy. Let's explore that assertion, though. I want to find out what you think. So I'm going to ask you two questions, and I want you to put your hands up if you agree.
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Seth MacFarlane’s...
me figure it out for myself and eventually I said oh well these guys are you know making these assertions and these guys are making these assertions but these guys are backing it up with something these guys are offering evidence and so that seems a little more trustworthy
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Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
animals have been there all day she said no there are hundreds of millions of them now millions it'll cost pounded this buffalo is even by the assertion that there could be hundreds of millions of animals about to cross the river anyway I'm gonna go and
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How to foster productive...
And, if you know that your assertions are going to be held up against more authoritative sources, it may create incentives for more responsible speech in the first place. Let me end with a hard the structures I've described can foster productive debate
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Euthydemus revises his assertion. He claims that these actions are just when done to enemies, and unjust when done to friends. But Socrates isn’t finished. He asks the young man to consider a commander lying to his troops to boost their morale.
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David Deutsch: A new way...
they've settled nothing. They're saying that our opinions are caused by wizards, and presumably, so are their own. That the truth consists of hard-to-vary assertions about reality is the most important fact about the physical world.
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A reality check on...
energy consumption in all forms on average from wind farms you'd need wind farms half the area of the UK I've got data back to back up all these assertions by the way next let's look at solar power solar panels when you put
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David Mackay: A reality...
So that means if you wanted, literally, to produce total energy consumption in all forms, on average, from wind farms, you need wind farms half the area of the UK. I've got data to back up all these assertions, by the way.
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In search for the man...
I was baffled. Abed had said something remarkable. Did it point up the degree to which he'd absolved himself of the crash? Was it evidence of guilt, an assertion that he should have been put away longer?
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Equipping change makers...
everyone welcome to my beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro I'm associative on earth and I'm a very proud to be a social defender and I start the assertion
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What if we replaced...
some believe that we have reached the end of history, that the question of how to live together has been answered, and that answer is liberal democracy. Let's explore that assertion, though. I want to find out what you think. So I'm going to ask you two questions, and I want you to put your hands up if you agree.
Video examples
Seth MacFarlane’s...
me figure it out for myself and eventually I said oh well these guys are you know making these assertions and these guys are making these assertions but these guys are backing it up with something these guys are offering evidence and so that seems a little more trustworthy
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...
animals have been there all day she said no there are hundreds of millions of them now millions it'll cost pounded this buffalo is even by the assertion that there could be hundreds of millions of animals about to cross the river anyway I'm gonna go and
Video examples
How to foster productive...
And, if you know that your assertions are going to be held up against more authoritative sources, it may create incentives for more responsible speech in the first place. Let me end with a hard the structures I've described can foster productive debate
Video examples
This tool will help...
Euthydemus revises his assertion. He claims that these actions are just when done to enemies, and unjust when done to friends. But Socrates isn’t finished. He asks the young man to consider a commander lying to his troops to boost their morale.
Video examples
David Deutsch: A new way...
they've settled nothing. They're saying that our opinions are caused by wizards, and presumably, so are their own. That the truth consists of hard-to-vary assertions about reality is the most important fact about the physical world.
Video examples
A reality check on...
energy consumption in all forms on average from wind farms you'd need wind farms half the area of the UK I've got data back to back up all these assertions by the way next let's look at solar power solar panels when you put
Video examples
David Mackay: A reality...
So that means if you wanted, literally, to produce total energy consumption in all forms, on average, from wind farms, you need wind farms half the area of the UK. I've got data to back up all these assertions, by the way.
Video examples
In search for the man...
I was baffled. Abed had said something remarkable. Did it point up the degree to which he'd absolved himself of the crash? Was it evidence of guilt, an assertion that he should have been put away longer?
Video examples
Equipping change makers...
everyone welcome to my beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro I'm associative on earth and I'm a very proud to be a social defender and I start the assertion
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
Are you asking for a raise? Do your research and know your market value. Having an informed sense of your worth, as dictated by the broader marketplace, will give you greater confidence in requesting increased compensation. It's tough to dispute someone who can back up her assertions with facts and a smart, articulate argument.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Scientist
Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves.
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Linda McMahon
American Businesswoman
Without truth, trust is lost. The ACA could not have been passed were it not for the repeated assertions, which proved to be false, that Americans who liked their health plans and their doctors could keep them.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.
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Keir Starmer
British Politician
There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be understandable; the second is not acceptable.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German Philosopher
When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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George Dennison Prentice
American Editor
A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
Are you asking for a raise? Do your research and know your market value. Having an informed sense of your worth, as dictated by the broader marketplace, will give you greater confidence in requesting increased compensation. It's tough to dispute someone who can back up her assertions with facts and a smart, articulate argument.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Scientist
Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves.
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Linda McMahon
American Businesswoman
Without truth, trust is lost. The ACA could not have been passed were it not for the repeated assertions, which proved to be false, that Americans who liked their health plans and their doctors could keep them.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.
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Keir Starmer
British Politician
There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be understandable; the second is not acceptable.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German Philosopher
When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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George Dennison Prentice
American Editor
A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.
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