But is the general statement always true?
I think this exercise is very important, as we need to improve our literacy to be able to identify what means authors are employing to sway our opinion.
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deductive arguments.
I have heard of this before in the context of deductive learning types, also involving starting with a generalization and working towards the details.
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If we see a general statement, we should ask ourselves whether it is always true or whether we can identify any case that doesn’t fit the pattern.
This is a very important skill to learn especially nowadays where there is so much misinformation and generalized statements on the internet.
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