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Discover LudwigThe phrase "assert a negative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of stating that something is not true or does not exist.
Example: "In the debate, she chose to assert a negative by claiming that the proposed solution would not work."
Alternatives: "deny a claim" or "refute a statement".
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Living with parents and the number of semesters studied assert a negative influence on the quality of life.
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They can take the form of asserting a negative.
Since both hypotheses were directional propositions asserting a negative relationship between changes in prison population and changes in community demands for substance abuse and mental health services, a one-tail significance test was implemented in both bivariate and path analysis models.
She said she stepped forward to assert "a defensive stance".
To assert a proposition is to assert that it is entailed by a system of beliefs.
The negative truths seem psychological; we only assert negative truths to express a frustrated expectation.
You are not right to assert that negative rates fall hardest on the rich.
"Contrary to lay perceptions," the researchers assert, "most negative gossip is not intended to hurt the target, but to please the gossiper and receiver".
While asserting the absence of a negative in a legal settlement creates the perception usually that something, indeed, went wrong, it is far more powerful to insist that companies own up.
By refusing interventions, women are asserting their negative right to be left alone [ 40], a right that should not be overridden in Australian maternity care given that the woman is able to make an informed decision [ 41].
Economists first proposed a series of explanations, asserting that abundant resources have a negative impact on domestic economic structure.
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