One may convince himself this is indeed correct by considering the following: in a dialectical situation, the only way to attack the assertion ¬A is to assert A, and be prepared to defend this assertion.
There are multiple purposes to political speech, only one of which is to assert truths.
To assert that the U.S. must lead globally is to assert that everybody else must follow.
To oppose its core is to assert life, will, and memory.
It is to assert ultimate Israeli dominion over this Palestinian land.
To say that you are standing when you are not standing is to assert a falsehood, but not an impossibility.
To say that the event is future is to assert that it is later than this utterance.
To like Acton, then, is to assert not just your culinary discrimination but your sense of moral justice too.
Tracy does, I believe, what all children in care have to do, which is to assert and secure their needs.
To personalise common experiences is to assert a version of them with which others might not agree.
The only defense against interesting food is to assert your independence and eat before you leave the house.
