The concept that I found useful is “general claims and their contradictions” because it has open my eyes to the real meaning under claims professionals make. The major claims are “all”, “some”, “some are not”, “no”, and “only S are P”, these claims are used constantly but most people not know the dark side they can have. The contradictory claim are “some are not” & “not every”, “no” &“all are not”& “not even one”, “all are”, “some P are not S” & “not every P is S”. the meaning behinds each word can be eye opening.
All = “every single one no exceptions”
Some = “at least one”
Only = “only S and P” means “all P are S”
No = “not even one”
The part that is most concerning part to me is “some” because “some” is constantly used everywhere. For example teachers use it to persuade people into enrolling into workshop or afterschool programs. They say that some students do better by enrolling into a workshop or program, but they might mean that “at least one” student/person does better. I personally used to think some meant at least 3.
Hey Mely! I liked your example on the word "some." It's funny cause we do hear teachers all the time encouraging us to enroll or consider being apart of programs such as workshops, larc tutoring, and writing resource centers as "some" students who have gone has done better. However, we never really know how much "some" they are referring to, could it be "at least one" or "at least 3" as you suggested. We don't know and they are purposely being vague so if a student who has gone to these centers doesn't do well, they can argue that they didn't say "all" who went to the centers or workshops have done better. They just implied that "some" did. Overall, great blog post! Keep up the good work :)
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