General Claims

            In chapter 8 of the Epstein text the thing I thought was useful would have to be general claims. General claims “assert something in a general way about all or a part of a collection” as stated in the text. When stating a general claim the use of all, some, and ect. are to general, therefore they are general claims. The claim may seem valid, but it is not. An example would be:

“All teachers are extremely strict and should be easier”

this is a general claim because it uses the term “all” suggesting that every single one, no exceptions. But in fact this claim is more suggestive because it is based on someone’s perspective, and not a true fact. Not everyone thinks that all teachers are strict. Some teachers can be pretty easy depending on their teaching techniques.  Therefore saying that all teachers are extremely strict and should be easier can only relate to those who feel that way because not everyone feels that way.