Concept in Definition ABC

Affirmation that is made about something or someone

An assertion turns out to be the assertion of something by someone.
Although, in a way, an assertion is a little more than a simple statement , since it implies a categorical statement on the question in questionIn other words, whoever makes an assertion is affirming something safely and with full knowledge of the facts caused by the reality that is mentioned.

Meanwhile, yes, which purposely turns out to be one of the words that we use most frequently within the Spanish language, formally, is a adverb of affirmation that is usually used in response to a question, although, in addition to this main function, it is recurrently used when it is necessary to affirm something with special vigor, that is, in a categorical way, so that there are no doubts, for example: “the dress that Laura wore for a party was indeed ugly". Other examples of very popular phrases that refer an assertion are: ready, really, sure yes, of course, done, copied, affirmative and resolved, among others.

Synonym of affirmation

Almost always the term assertion is used as a synonym for affirmationMeanwhile, an affirmation is that act through which we grant our absolute and total assent and commitment by expressing that this or that statement is valid. An affirmation will always be revealing a knowledge, although not for that reason what is being affirmed, asserting, even when it is done with much safety, it has to be true. It may happen that something that is assured is actually not true.

So, this is very important to make it clear, someone's assertion about something does not necessarily imply that what he affirms is true and should be taken as true.

Very present in science

Assertions are statements about something someone does. For example, a student of a subject conducts a investigation on that question and elaborates a report in which he asserts several questions as a result of his analysis. Now, it may happen that other colleagues contradict or deny their assertions by proposing data and in turn, the The scientist in question may put before him the information and evidence that he collected in his research to argue his assertions.
Meanwhile, from that comparison From assertions with their corresponding proofs, it will be possible to get to know which of the two is closer to the truth on the matter.

The assertions are certainly common in the environment scientist and at the request of the realization of investigations and discoveries. But of course and as we said before, they can be valid and correct but they can also not be.

Basically science is a discipline It is made up of various assertions that can precisely be empirically contrasted. And that is precisely the work that scientists do at every step. They carry out studies, many of them accompanied by tests that later allow making statements about it.
And of course it can happen that a colleague disagrees and proposes another way to get to know something.

And in everyday life too

In our daily life, the statements we make about various situations, topics and people abound, that is, the statement is something very common. for everyone and is closely linked to the conversations we have with those around us… “the neighbor on the seventh is the one who left the elevator door open ”; "This greengrocer increases prices every week", to name a few examples.

The concept that is opposed is that of negation that is used to indicate that something does not exist or that it lacks veracity.