Is this correct?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

I do not think that that would be an assertion though - that would be fact

It's an assertion when someone utters or writes it sincerely (non-ironically); the fact is what makes the assertion true.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

It's an assertion when someone utters or writes it sincerely (non-ironically); the fact is what makes the assertion true.

English teacher, writer, or philosopher? Give us a hint. Maybe I don't need a hint, I've already got two clues, a username that includes "Byron", and a signature that contains the British informal goodbye, "Cheers". You're a poet.