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According to my health book, being assertive means stating your opinions clearly and firmly, with good body language, eye contact, a firm tone, the whole nine yards. It means not letting someone else force different opinions on you, be that verbally or physically. My book stresses that you be assertive rather than being passive (where you just accept and go along with what others say) or aggressive (where you try to thrust your opinions on others). Basically, my book says you should state your opinion clearly and stick with it, but not beat it into the ground, or others;).
Having said that, I would suggest that you be willing to meet the other person halfway (a compromise is better than nothing), and be willing revise your opinions if you see that they were really wrong (you look stupid if you don't)
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