The teacher may attempt to propose a hypothetical situation in which the student's assertion would seem to demand an exception.

The army's assertion seems to convince few people here.

Still, any assertion that Rome is a city of angels would seem to rest on shaky theological ground.

The assertion still seems like too big of a stretch to me.

Nevertheless, the assertion already seems to have further strained relations between the two nations.

Many traders were surprised, partly because the assertion seemed to go against the grain of German economic thinking.

The assertion seemed to confirm the legends about this place.

To some, the administration's wrong assertions in its rush to war may seem to be ancient history and therefore irrelevant.

Although the game is often described as being medieval, this assertion does not seem to be backed by evidence.

This assertion would seem to be supported by this article.