The phrase "assertive debate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a style of debate that is confident and forceful, often emphasizing the importance of expressing one's opinions clearly and firmly.
Example: "In an assertive debate, participants are encouraged to present their arguments with conviction and to challenge opposing views respectfully."
Alternatives: "confident discussion" or "forceful argumentation".
But in an interview on Vatican Radio yesterday, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Archbishop of Genoa, said that the popularity of the book, which he described as "a castle of lies," had persuaded him that it was time to have an "open and assertive public debate".
Ben van Beurden urged fellow industry leaders meeting in London to be "more assertive" in debates over the future of energy.
Some advisers said that they had pressed Mr. Bradley to be more assertive in debates, but that he resisted because he felt it would turn off voters, and violate his pledge to run a positive campaign.
This, and her highly assertive manner in debate, quickly made her an influential figure behind the scenes, particularly as Haig's ineptitudes began to irritate the president.
The country's National Assembly has taken a more assertive role in debating government policies that were previously dictated by the top leaders.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton shifted to a much more assertive tone in a debate Thursday night by going directly after her opponents, issuing a stern warning that Democrats should stop "throwing mud" and adopting tactics "right out of the Republican playbook".
Abbott, who has been playing an increasingly assertive role in security debates, used a speech in Singapore on Wednesday evening to call for increased military action in Iraq and Syria to prevent "the persistence of a blood-soaked caliphate killing in the name of God".
The consensus among pundits and viewers alike is that President Obama seemed overly passive on stage during the first debate, while an assertive Mitt Romney dominated.
The proposals, originally pressed by the newly assertive German chancellor, will be debated Friday in what is expected to be a contentious session of the leaders of the 17 countries that use the euro.
Morgan alludes to the rise of interest in McKinley as part of the debate over the more assertive American foreign policy of recent decades:.
