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L4 Making Generalizations

The document discusses making generalizations from texts, distinguishing between universal, statistical, and contingent generalizations. It provides examples of each type and questions to guide formulating generalizations about a topic, similarities in details, and characteristics shared by an author's works. The document also includes a poem and questions to elicit generalizations about the context, characters, author, and their beliefs.

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L4 Making Generalizations

The document discusses making generalizations from texts, distinguishing between universal, statistical, and contingent generalizations. It provides examples of each type and questions to guide formulating generalizations about a topic, similarities in details, and characteristics shared by an author's works. The document also includes a poem and questions to elicit generalizations about the context, characters, author, and their beliefs.

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Lesson 3

Making
Generalizations
Make generalizations
1
Learning (EN10LC-Ig-8.7);
Competencies
Show appreciation for
songs, poems, and other
2
listening texts (EN10LC-Ih-
14.3).
Objectives

● distinguish between the different categories of


generalizations;
● formulate generalizations from various text
types.
Essential Question

How do you make generalizations?


Warm Up
Read each statement below. Complete the table by writing your own
opinion about each topic. Share your answers in class.

What you think about the


Statement
statement
Tall people always command respect.

All people born on the month of May are


people who are outgoing and friendly.

People with high IQ tend to have a low EQ.

People who cry easily are weak.


Vocabulary Words

assert (verb) - state a fact generalization (noun) - a


1 convincingly 2 concluding statement established
Mayor Cruz asserts that the new through inferencing
ordinance on proper attire would Those pieces of evidences are not
improve the morality of the people. enough to formulate a sound
generalization.

disprove (verb) - to prove that


3 something is false
The opposing group disproved the
claims of the other group by stating
a more valid argument.
Vocabulary Words

liberals (noun) - a group of people brandish (verb) - to wave as a


4 who accept and respect the 5 threat due to anger or excitement
existence of many other beliefs A group of socialites paraded
and/or behavior through the hall, brandishing their
A group of liberals held an assembly in sets of glittering jewelry and flawless
support of the LGBTQ+ community. ensembles.
Learn about It!

Generalization

It is a statement that presents a conclusion drawn only from


a small amount of information.
Learn about It!

Characteristics of Generalizations

a. It asserts that a statement is true in general.


b. Often, generalizations use keywords such as all, everyone,
no one, some, most, or none.
c. A generalization may be valid or invalid. A generalization is
valid if it is supported by facts. It is considered faulty or
invalid if it can be disproven or if it is not supported by
facts.
Learn about It!

Categories of Generalizations

Universal Generalization
Statistical Generalization
Contingent Generalization
Learn about It!

Universal Generalization
This kind of generalization claims that all the members of a
particular group share the same certain attributes or
characteristics.

● Everybody loves coffee.


● All mothers use Detergent A.
● Everyone would choose a more expensive phone if given the
money for it.
Learn about It!

Statistical Generalization
This kind of generalization makes a claim that a percentage
or part of a group share a certain attribute or characteristic.

● 9 out of 10 users agree that Toothpaste 1 is the best.


● Most people do not believe that sugar-sweetened beverages
are bad for health.
● 7 out of 10 males would be smokers.
Learn about It!

Contingent Generalization
This kind of generalization is based on conditions or
qualifications that need to be met for the generalization to be
considered true. Often, a generalization of this kind mentions
a particular time, place, or situation.

● Many Filipinos go on vacations during Holy Week.


● Many of us enjoy watching K-dramas when we feel the need to
relax.
Learn about It!

Guide Questions for Making Generalizations

a. What is the topic being discussed?


b. What are the similarities among the details in the text?
c. What general idea will cover the points made by the author
in the text?
d. What are the characteristics shared by the texts written by
a certain author?
Drills

Read the following poem. Then, formulate generalizations based on the


context of the poem, the characters portrayed, the author, and the
author’s beliefs regarding life.

The Dog
Ivan Turgenev

Us two in the room; my dog and me.... Outside a fearful storm is howling.
The dog sits in front of me, and looks me straight in the face.
And I, too, look into his face.
He wants, it seems, to tell me something. He is dumb, he is without words,
he does not understand himself—but I understand him.
Drills

I understand that at this instant there is living in him and in me the same
feeling, that there is no difference between us. We are the same; in each of
us there burns and shines the same trembling spark.
Death sweeps down, with a wave of its chill broad wing....
And the end!
Who then can discern what was the spark that glowed in each of us?
No! We are not beast and man that glance at one another....
They are the eyes of equals, those eyes riveted on one another.
And in each of these, in the beast and in the man, the same life huddles up
in fear close to the other.
Values Integration

Why should we be careful when making


generalizations?

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