Should it be “Arrange-Assert-Act-Assert”?

Question

Regarding the classic test pattern of Arrange-Act-Assert, I frequently find myself adding a counter-assertion that precedes Act. This way I know that the passing assertion

Answer 1

I am now doing this. A-A-A-A of a different kind

Arrange - setup
Act - what is being tested
Assemble - what is optionally needed to perform the assert
Assert - the actual assertions

Example of an update test:

Arrange: 
    New object as NewObject
    Set properties of NewObject
    Save the NewObject
    Read the object as ReadObject

Act: 
    Change the ReadObject
    Save the ReadObject

Assemble: 
    Read the object as ReadUpdated

Assert: 
    Compare ReadUpdated with ReadObject properties

The reason is so that the ACT does not contain the reading of the ReadUpdated is because it is not part of the act. The act is only changing and saving. So really, ARRANGE ReadUpdated for assertion, I am calling ASSEMBLE for assertion. This is to prevent confusing the ARRANGE section

ASSERT should only contain assertions. That leaves ASSEMBLE between ACT and ASSERT which sets up the assert.

Lastly, if you are failing in the Arrange, your tests are not correct because you should have other tests to prevent/find these trivial bugs. Because for the scenario i present, there should already be other tests which test READ and CREATE. If you create a "Guard Assertion", you may be breaking DRY and creating maintenance.