Sentence examples for incorrect assertion from inspiring English sources

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Make an incorrect assertion, and watch the eyebrows fly.

"Ashis Nandy intended to support the cause of an oppressed people but he deployed the wrong concept and made an incorrect assertion.

When a question is raised about Mr. McCain's recent, incorrect assertion that the number of American troops in Iraq is at "pre-surge levels," Mr. Obama waves his hand magnanimously.

He didn't correct the questioner's incorrect assertion about Obama's religion and, further, suggested that his administration was "going to look at that". Trump's campaign insisted that the "that" they'd be looking at wasn't getting rid of Muslims -- but rather, those alleged training camps.

The National Rifle Association cited the lower official numbers this year in a fact sheet opposing "safe storage" laws, saying children were more likely to be killed by falls, poisoning or environmental factors — an incorrect assertion if the actual number of accidental firearm deaths is significantly higher.

The speaker who makes an incorrect assertion opens himself to criticism by his addressee, perhaps for misleading him, in a way similar to a subject who fails to live up to a promise.

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That was the first of their many incorrect assertions.

Transitive closure helped identify incorrect assertions, prioritized and guided ontology revision, and aided resources that applied the ontology's knowledge.

Students now write about their experiences and opinions, with no penalty for incorrect assertions, even egregiously wrong ones.

Appellant has established that Appellees did not exhaust all adequate remedies despite Appellees' attempts to muddle and deflect this argument with incorrect assertions and misstatements.

A Vote Leave spokesman said the report "contains a number of false accusations and incorrect assertions that are wholly inaccurate and do not stand up to scrutiny".

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