OPINION AND
ASSERTION
STATEMENT
OPINION DEVELOPMENT
An effective argument starts with a
STATEMENT
clear opinion statement, also known
as a claim or proposition. If you can
state your opinion in a single, clear
sentence, your readers will easily
Debatable topic (who
grasp your mainorargument.
what am i
Focus (whatwriting about )or belief do I have
specific feelings
about my topic?)
= Opinion
statement
statement of an opinion
statement of truth;claim that something is or
Despite what you might think, most hunters (topic) are
is not the case.
friends of the environment (focus).
statement of value: claim that something does
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(topic) have become the
does not have worth. media of
consequence in the 21st century (focus)
statement of policy: claim that something should
or should not be done.
what we need most of all is not mourning but
action (focus) to lower the toll of guns in
america.(Topic)
Developing an assertion
statement
Assertion is a stylistic approach or technique
involving a stong declaration,a forceful or
confident and positive statement regarding a
belief or a fact. it is without proof or any
support,its purpose is to express ideas or
"I have put my every effort to
feeling directly,for instance,
complete this task today"
Types of assertion
1.Basic assertion
it is a simple and straightforward statement for
expressing feelings,opinions,and belief.
‘’I wish I could have expressed this idea
earlier,because now someone else has taken the
2.Emphatic credit’’
it conveys sympathy to someone,and usually has two
assertion
parts;the first encompasses recognition of the feelings
or situations of the other person,and the second is
statement that shows support for the other person’s
“I understand you are busy, right
viewpoint,feelings,or and such
I too,as
but it is
difficult for me to finish this project on my
own. So, I want you to help me complete this
project’
3.Escalating
assertion;
It occurs when someone is not able to give a
response to a person’s basic assertion,and
therefore, that person becomes firm about
him
`if you do not or her
finish thissuch
workas’
by 6;00 tonight, I
will engage the services of another worker.’
4.Language
It involves
assertion the first person pronoun I and is useful for
expressing negative feelings. Neverthless, it
constructively lays emphasis on a person’s feelings of
When you speak harshly,I cannot work
anger such as; with you because I
feel annoyed, therefore,I want you to speak nicely and then
assign me a task.
AND THATS
WE APOLOGIZE
ALL. FOR BEING
NOISE AND DESTRUCTION TO
YOUR CLASS MA’AM AND WE
PROMISE TO MINIMIZE OUR
VOICES AND CONTROL
OURSELVES WHEN THERE ARE
DISGUSTION IN SO THAT WE
DO NOT INTERRUPT YOUR
CLASS. WE ARE GLAD MA’AM
