#22 - Theorist: Hatred and anger, grief and dispair

[jyjyk24]

Would the first sentence be suitable for answer choice (D)?

[Jeff Wren]

Hi jyjyk,

Answer D would be tempting if the question asked about the first sentence in the stimulus.

There word "generalization" has several definitions. In this case, I wouldn't describe the first sentence of the stimulus as a "generalization" as this term is generally used on the LSAT.

While the first sentence may seem fairly broad or "general" because it discusses a wide selection of emotions, it is discussing specific emotions, such as "hatred and anger," etc. rather than making a sweeping claim about emotions in general. An example of a generalization would be "all emotions share a core feeling." Not all premise that seem to make fairly broad statements would be classified as generalizations.