An assertive statement indicates the degree of truth of something
The etymology of assertorium leads us to the Latin assertorius . The concept is used in the field of philosophy to refer to a judgment that makes an affirmation or a denial as if it were true, although it is not necessarily so .
Express the certainty of something
Expressing an assertive statement involves making an assertion : expressing the certainty of something. When someone utters an assertive proposition, they affirm or deny what is communicated as true . It is important to keep in mind that, since the assertive judgment is not necessarily true, it may incur a contradiction .
In short, an assertive proposition maintains something that may or may not be real . In everyday speech we do not use this term to refer to this type of propositions, even though they are part of most of our messages. It is in our nature to speak with affirmations and denials, to point out or question the veracity of things, and we do so with a varying degree of rationale.
Assertory and apodictic
It is possible to differentiate between the assertoric and the apodictic . In the case of an apodictic judgment, it is necessarily valid and unconditionally true , as detailed in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ). Unlike an assertive proposition, an apodictic one is evidently valid or demonstrable.
"Roger Federer won more titles than Rafael Nadal" is an example of assertive judgment. Whoever makes this comment assures that the Swiss tennis player is a bigger winner than the Spaniard, without leaving any room for doubt. In this case, the statement is true. But other assertive judgments are not true: "Uruguay has more inhabitants than Brazil," "Ferrari has never manufactured cars."
Apodictic judgments, on the other hand, can only be true or valid : "Three plus five equals eight." As can be seen, it is not possible to contradict the statement from logic because "three plus five" is an operation that will always be "equal to eight" and is self-evident.
For the right
In this context we can speak of an assertive oath , a means of proof that consists of one of the parties solemnly declaring the veracity of an event in such a way that the person requesting the performance of such an oath must accept all of its contents. All this must be done precisely if requested by the opposing party and before a competent court.
In the field of law it is possible to recognize two types of oaths: the promissory and the assertion. Both can be solemn or simple, extrajudicial or judicial. Before continuing, we must briefly define the concept of a legal transaction : it is an agreement or a declaration of will that serves for the parties to propose the achievement of a result, which may consist of acquiring, modifying or extinguishing a subjective right .
An assertive oath affirms or denies the truth of an event
Returning to oaths , regarding their link with legal businesses, they can concern both the litigants and the decision of the business itself. The definition of the assertoric oath is considerably similar to that set forth above for the assertoric adjective since it focuses on the affirmation or denial of the truth of an event in the present or the past. In the first case, it may be a situation that is sustained over time.
Other types of oaths contemplated by the law are the following: promissory , a commitment by which a person assures that he will objectively reveal everything he knows about a case; simple , which is done by invoking only the name of God; of slander , which seeks the opposite of what its name suggests, since it ensures that its actions are contemplated by justice; of malice , similar to the previous one, the litigant must swear that there is no malice in his actions.