Being able to distinguish, understand, and recognize general claims as well as their contradictories is not only imperative but helpful on a daily basis. We hear and see them all the time, whether it being stated aloud or in writings such as newspapers, online, magazines.
Our text by Epstein in Chapter 8, defines a general claim as "a claim that asserts something in a general way about all or a part of a collection" (159).
The text also defines and exemplifies what all and some mean when making a general claim and contradicting it. "All means 'every single one, no exceptions.' Sometimes all is meant as 'Every single one, and there is at least one."
"Some means 'At least one.' Sometimes some is meant as 'At least one, but not all" (160).
For example, when using all and some in a general claim then their contradictory:
Claim: Contradictory:
All Giants fans hate Dodgers fans Some Giants fans like Dodgers fans
Some Giants fans hate Dodgers fans No Giants fans hate Dodgers fans
No Californian can handle the Some Californians can handle the East Coast
East Coast weather weather
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Sorry about the structure of the examples, I tried fixing it, was not successful. I hope it is not too difficult to get the last one.
ReplyDelete*The claim is: No Californian can handle the East Coast weather.
Contradictory is: Some Californians can handle the East Coast weather.