How to Write Assertions

When someone makes a statement investing his strong belief in it, as if it is true, though it may not be, he is making an assertion. Assertion is a stylistic approach or technique involving a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or a fact.

: the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as. a : insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute) an assertion of ownership/innocence. b : a declaration that something is the case He presented no evidence to support his assertions.

1. Be knowledgeable. Before you start writing your assertions, make sure your facts are straight.
2. Back it all up. Your assertions needs to be a stable throughout.
3. Be clear and concise. Since each assertion lets you take a stand on your topic, it’s very important that you keep things clear and concise.
4. Be thematic.

Factual Claims set out to argue the truth or falsity of an assertion. Some factual claims are simple to answer: Barack Obama is the first African American President; the tallest man in the world, Robert Wadlow, was eight feet and eleven inches tall; Facebook wasn’t profitable until 2009.

A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false. An opinion is an expression of a person’s feelings that cannot be proven. Opinions can be based on facts or emotions and sometimes they are meant to deliberately mislead others.

Opinion statements fall into three categories: statements of truth, statements of value, and statements of policy. Statements of truth claim that something is or is not the case.

There are three types of audit opinions, which are the unqualified opinion, qualified opinion, and adverse opinion. The unqualified opinion states that the financial statements fairly reflect the client’s financial results and financial position.

Describe the three kinds of opinions a Supreme Court justice may write about a decided case: majority opinion, dissenting opinion, concurring opinions.