GENERALIZATIONS What is a generalization? Why do I care? How will this improve my writing?
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GENERALIZATIONS
What is a generalization?
Why do I care?
How will this improve my writing?
A generalization is an umbrella statement that covers several specific instances or details
For example:The homeless are as much of a phenomenon in Tokyo as they are in poorer Asian cities.
What kinds of details fit under this umbrella?
For example:What kinds of details fit under this umbrella?
By the mid-1960s, Elgin was shedding its reputation as a quiet, self-contained town and reluctantly accepting the social, economic and civic change throughout the region.
Two Parts of a Generalization
Part one = THE TOPIC
Elginthe homeless
in Tokyo
Two Parts of a Generalization
Part two = Writer’s point about the topic
or Writer’s opinion about the topic=
are as much of a phenomenon in Tokyo as they are in poorer Asian cities.
the homeless +
For Example:
Part 1:Part 2:
Why do I care?
Generalizations become topic sentences for paragraphs in academic writing
Topic Sentences with two clear parts focus and DRIVE the paragraph where you want it to go.