general truths
What applies everywhere
General truths are statements accepted as universally or permanently valid, not limited to specific times or circumstances.
They describe how things reliably are: Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, Honesty builds trust.
In grammar, general truths take the simple present tense because they're not bound to any particular moment: The sun rises in the east.
- universalAffecting all equally
- universal lawRule applying everywhere always
- axiomSelf-evident starting principle
- maximBrief moral principle
- truismStatement needing no proof
goes without saying · proverb · old wives tale · wisdom · eternal · timeless · self-evident · principle · law · constant · unchanging · time tested · fundamental · bedrock · certainty · absolute · undeniable · fact of life
general truthsanecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
case studies · personal experiences · edge cases · anomalies
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