The phrase "assertion is that if" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a conditional statement or hypothesis that follows an assertion or claim.
Example: "The assertion is that if we increase funding for education, student performance will improve."
Alternatives: "the claim is that if" or "the statement is that if".
"If the assertion is that we are more willing to adopt policies that have benefits far in excess than cost, rather than being motivated by dogmatic opposition even when it generates huge benefits, then sure, guilty as charged," Mr. Orszag said.
When Obama is questioned about this picture, he generally stands up his favorite straw man: "If the assertion is, is that had we invaded Syria we would be less prone to terrorist attacks, I'll leave it to you to play out that scenario and whether that sounds accurate," he said during his recent news conference with British leader David Cameron.
Bach directly infers that the norm of assertion is the belief norm from the fact that an assertion is sincere if, and only if, the speaker believes what she asserts.
If our assertion is correct that cholinergic mechanisms influence gamma oscillations in tinnitus, then this might represent a further possible avenue of pharmacological intervention.
But if the Catholic experience in the United States holds any lesson it is that becoming American also means asserting one's constitutional rights, fully and forcefully, even if that assertion is occasionally taken to be insulting".
"If that assertion is still true, we call on him to make it credible through concrete actions to restore government accountability, rule of law and engagement with Europe and the IMF," Nuland said.
"Scorekeeping" approaches to language use typically construe a contribution to a conversation as a Proposition: If that "assertion" is accepted, then the score is updated by having the Proposition entered into common ground.
That assertion is baseless and completely false".
