"ridiculous assertions" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to statements or claims that are absurd or lacking in credibility. Example: The politician's speech was filled with ridiculous assertions about his opponent's character, which were met with disbelief and skepticism from the audience.
"It is quite natural for these armed terrorist groups to come up with ridiculous assertions in order for them to gain sympathy and financial support," it said.
"I think we need to reject some of the more ridiculous assertions that have been made in some of the less responsible media," Sir Hugh said.
The lesson is that in a euro block, tensions due to variations in productivity could be resolved only by centralised political decisions hardly a recipe for harmony between or within nations.DICK OLLIVERBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceWar memorialsSIR Your article "In memoriam FDR" (April 26th) makes a number of ridiculous assertions.
Tahir Alam, chair of governors at Park View School, has warned of a "witch hunt" and has dismissed the "ridiculous assertions".
Asked if he was an extremist, he added: "These are just ridiculous assertions really meant to serve the frenzy that has been generated really in the media which actually is a kind of a witch-hunt in this very, very deprived area.
Why not Brian Williams, or Matt Lauer, or someone objective and qualified to discredit his ridiculous assertions?
"This is a ridiculous assertion; I am not the funniest man in my neighborhood...
Or make the ridiculous assertion that his niece "wasn't born a Gardiner".
My initial reaction was that this was a ridiculous assertion for which there is no hard evidence.
When the famous plan was unveiled, it was quite clear that he never even realized that the Heritage projection of his plan's impact made a completely ridiculous assertion about what would happen to unemployment.
To be slightly more precise: maximum achievable productivity places an upper limit on wages, but how close to achievable productivity an economy operates depends on wages.Though somewhat heretical, this is not a ridiculous assertion on its face.
