Let me see if I can help you out with this because I know how confusing this can be.
The "Assessed Level of Control Risk" and the "Risk of Assessing Control Risk too Low" are two different things.
"The Assessed Level of Control Risk" is what you assess (believe) control risk to be. If you assess that control risk is high, you will have an increased sample size. That's why there is a direct relationship.
"The Risk of Asessing Control Risk too Low" is how much risk you are willing to take that your assessment about control risk is wrong - Actual control risk is higher than your assessed (believed) control risk. The more risk you are willing to take on that your assessment of control risk is too low, the smaller your sample size.
ETA: "Tolerable Misstatement" and "The Risk of Assessing Control Risk too Low" work the same way. If you are willing to tolerate more misstatement, you have a smaller sample size. If you are willing to tolerate more risk that your assessment of control risk is too low, you have a smaller sample size.
I really hope this helps!
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