general assertion
Frequency: 5.52.8 per million words
A broad statement that is not specific or detailed.
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Examples (10)
- His speech was full of general assertions without any specific data to back them up.
- In academic writing, you must avoid making general assertions and instead provide concrete evidence.
- The general assertion that all politicians are corrupt is a harmful oversimplification.
- We need to move beyond these general assertions and look at the actual facts of the case.
- Isn't that just a general assertion with no real proof to support it?
- The book makes the general assertion that technology always improves lives, but fails to consider the downsides.
- You can't build a strong legal argument on such a general assertion.
- The consultant's report was criticized for relying on general assertions rather than detailed analysis.
- He started with the general assertion that change is inevitable, before diving into the specifics.
- Her argument was a series of specific points, while his was just one general assertion after another.