Category: Assertion Analysis

Chauncey C. Riddle
1984 Class handout

1. Assertion:
   1. Sentence:
   2. Author:
   3. Reference of sentence:
   4. Subject class:
   5. Predicate class.
   6. Relationship of subject to predicate.
2. Type

Disclosure	Directive	Description	Declaration
Exclamation	Command	Fact	one with
Value judgement	Definition	Law	authority
Expression	Question	Theory	makes a legal
Preference	Function	Principle	declaration
Plan	Art form		e.g., I now pronounce you man and wife

3. Support

1. Internal to message:
   1. Authority
   2. Reason
   3. Empirical
   4. Statistical
   5. Other
2. External to message:
   1. Authority
   2. Reason
   3. Empirical
   4. Statistical
   5. Other

4. Conclusion