Definition of "assertion" []

• The act of asserting. (noun)
• Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof. (noun)

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• "The latter assertion, however, is a _mere assertion_; necessary, perhaps, for the theory of"
• "While tempted, my main assertion is that one must not confuse or conflate the respective purposes of education and employment."
• "And the proof of your assertion is the great show of enthusiasm the socialist stock market is making for this Great Leap Forward by pouring its soon to be voided currency of the pre-socialist USA into shares of the soon to be worthless health insurers."