In everyday speech, people use generalisations a lot. A generalisation is, well, general; it is a statement drawn from a single or from many facts and is usually misleading and can be vague. Generalisation in your essays will work against your mark, as your examiner will become annoyed at your lack of specifics. That is the point of an essay, after all, it is a specific argument, not a general one. If you make a generalisation, you need to support it.
If, in the body of your argument, you write ‘Hamlet was pretending to be insane’, you are making a generalisation, you have to support this general statement with specific supporting details. For example, in Hamlet, there are many supporting details that can be drawn upon: ‘his insanity was a ruse so he could kill King Claudius, specifically seen in Act II’. Proofreading services are very good at pointing out your generalisations, because sometimes you don’t know you are making them. Essay writing is a skill that takes time to master.
If, in the body of your argument, you write ‘Hamlet was pretending to be insane’, you are making a generalisation, you have to support this general statement with specific supporting details. For example, in Hamlet, there are many supporting details that can be drawn upon: ‘his insanity was a ruse so he could kill King Claudius, specifically seen in Act II’. Proofreading services are very good at pointing out your generalisations, because sometimes you don’t know you are making them. Essay writing is a skill that takes time to master.