The phrase "as asserting" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in contexts where you are describing an action or statement that involves making an assertion, but it would typically need more context to be effective.
Example: "The author is seen as asserting his viewpoint on the matter."
Alternatives: "as claiming" or "as stating".
If we construe assertively uttering a sentence exemplifying 'S is P' as asserting the proposition that A is A, then we fail to capture the point of the assertion.
In the language of probability theory, Ross is asserting P(F|N) << 1, but he is misunderstood as asserting F. Likewise, Behe asserts P ~F|N) = 1, but he is misunderstood as asserting ~F.
Duhem could rest easy with such views if they are understood as asserting defects in extant science.
An identity proposition is to be understood in this context as asserting no more than this; in particular it is not to be taken as asserting that the two naming expressions have the same meaning.
He was reported as asserting that whoever expects greater growth in Europe runs the risk of endangering their future.
They saw themselves as asserting what was German against the French occupying forces of the Napoleonic empire.
Today, Mr. Bradley ridiculed Mr. Gore as asserting that registering all handguns and licensing all gun owners would be impractical.
The Court construed them as asserting "affirmative action" in the form of maximally effective treatment, a demand that was easy to re-imagine in terms of unfair advantage.
Yet as well as asserting Palestinians' right to statehood, the Europeans should say what they cannot have: an unfettered right of return for refugees to modern-day Israel.
They even go as far as asserting that "mutilation is what is done in Africa", as though our community practises a more civilised, humane version.
The United Nations resolution calls for Israeli withdrawal from oc cupied Arab areas, as well as asserting Israel's right to se cure and recognized borders.
