assertion

As nouns the difference between assertion and assumption

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while assumption is the act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

As nouns the difference between premise and assertion

is that premise is a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

As a verb premise

is to state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.

As nouns the difference between assertion and argument

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while argument is a fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

Commentary is a related term of assertion.

As nouns the difference between commentary and assertion

is that commentary is a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

Theory is a related term of assertion.

As nouns the difference between theory and assertion

is that theory is (obsolete) mental conception; reflection, consideration while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

Judgement is a related term of assertion.

As nouns the difference between judgement and assertion

is that judgement is sometimes found in the united states while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

As nouns the difference between assertion and counterclaim

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while counterclaim is a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

As a verb counterclaim is

to file a counterclaim.

Word is a related term of assertion.

As nouns the difference between word and assertion

is that word is scripture; the bible while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

As nouns the difference between observation and assertion

is that observation is the act of observing, and the fact of being observed while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

Assertion is a synonym of insistence.

As nouns the difference between assertion and insistence

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while insistence is the state of being insistent.