Scope / Generalisation

Scope/Generalisation

[Dustmen will go on strike because they think their salaries are too low]
Students also tend not to define their referents or population sufficiently narrowly or accurately, in relation to the claim they are making, e.g.

	Nurses à [Which nurses ?!] à Nurses in Hong Kong à
	And All nurses in HK ?! à Many nurses in H.K.

See also problems of Reference involving misuse of the article, both definite ("the") and indefinite ("a" , zero article, "some", etc.)

Task 2: Make these less "general":

a) "Students prefer IBM computers"

b) "People can no longer afford to eat out"

c) "Arts students study two or more languages"

Answers: See Delicacy Notes for suggested improvements in language delicacy.

Now go on to Tentativity