Collocations for assertion - noun

bold, confident, strong
dogmatic, general, sweeping
sweeping assertions about the role of women in society

simple
The argument needs to progress beyond the simple assertion that criminals are made not born.

factual
false, unsubstantiated, unsupported
repeated

make
How can you make such an assertion?

justify, prove, support
Your assertion is not supported by the facts.

accept, agree with
challenge, dispute, question
Researchers have recently challenged these assertions.

reject
contradict, refute
repeat

assertion about
assertions about human nature