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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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If I say:
Children have strange beliefs.
does that mean that ALL of them have strange beliefs or could it mean that only some of them have strange beliefs.
If I say:
Professional writers write bad sentences.
Does that mean that they all wrote bad sentences or could it mean that SOME of them SOMETIMES write bad sentences?
Children have strange beliefs.
does that mean that ALL of them have strange beliefs or could it mean that only some of them have strange beliefs.
If I say:
Professional writers write bad sentences.
Does that mean that they all wrote bad sentences or could it mean that SOME of them SOMETIMES write bad sentences?
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These are both generalizations. Some generalizations are safer than others. Adding a word like "often", "seldom", "sometimes" can soften the implication if it's a negative one.
- These are both generalizations.
- Some generalizations are safer than others.
- Adding a word like "often", "seldom", "sometimes" can soften the implication if it's a negative one.
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These are both generalizations. Some generalizations are safer than others. Adding a word like "often", "seldom", "sometimes" can soften the implication if it's a negative one.
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Hi,
If I say:
Children have strange beliefs.
does that mean that ALL of them have strange beliefs or could it mean that only some of them have strange beliefs.
It's a general statement about all children, but I wouldn't expect it to appy to every single child in the world. Such generalizations permit exceptions.
If I say:
Professional writers writ
If I say:
Children have strange beliefs.
does that mean that ALL of them have strange beliefs or could it mean that only some of them have strange beliefs.
It's a general statement about all children, but I wouldn't expect it to appy to every single child in the world. Such generalizations permit exceptions.
If I say:
Professional writers writ
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