Qualifying a generalisation · Defining the group being discussed

Defining the group being discussed in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Defining the group being discussed.

To some extent, with the exception of and in principle can limit a generalisation. State the actual limitation rather than adding vague qualifications.

Context: Qualifying a generalisation. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Replacing "most respondents" with "users" would quietly broaden the claim.

سيؤدي استبدال «معظم المستجيبين» بكلمة «المستخدمين» إلى توسيع الادعاء دون التصريح بذلك.

A precise summary should retain the group and stage to which the evidence applies.

ينبغي أن يحتفظ الملخص الدقيق بالمجموعة والمرحلة اللتين تنطبق عليهما الأدلة.

Short wording is valuable only if those limits remain visible.

لا تكون الصياغة القصيرة ذات قيمة إلا إذا ظلت تلك الحدود واضحة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Replacing "most respondents" with "users" would quietly broaden the claim.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: لا تكون الصياغة القصيرة ذات قيمة إلا إذا ظلت تلك الحدود واضحة.