dogmatic assertion

collocation in English

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dogmatic
adjective
uk
/dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/us
/dɑːɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/
If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else ...
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assertion
noun[C + that]
uk
/əˈsɜː.ʃən/us
/əˈsɝː.ʃən/
a statement that you strongly believe ...
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(Definition ofdogmaticandassertionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It must be known that there is no objective reason to justify such adogmaticassertionof complacency.
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It is just adogmaticassertionwithout any argument to support it.
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But a simpledogmaticassertionof demerits based on the supposed reactions of public opinion is no substitute for analysis and argument.
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Theirdogmaticassertionhas gone to extremes.
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But if there are to be these dogmatic assertions, we pacifists also can enter the ring.
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Indeed, this is the sort of subject matter about which dogmatic assertions are to be avoided.
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I therefore intend to ask questions and to make tentative suggestions rather than to come out with dogmatic assertions.
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Previous dogmatic assertions about the size of comprehensive schools are now open to debate.
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I quote these as a fair example to show how difficult it is to find the facts upon which to base the dogmatic assertions that are behind the self-government claims.
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Lowth's dogmatic assertions appealed to those who wished for certainty and authority in their language.
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Such dogmatic assertions can't be proved.
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