Question

Which sentence is problematic because it is a blanket statement?(1 point)
Responses

Everyone knows that electric cars are the future of transportation.
Everyone knows that electric cars are the future of transportation.

People sometimes wonder how transportation will evolve as technology advances.
People sometimes wonder how transportation will evolve as technology advances.

I wonder if all cars that run on gasoline will one day be gone from the road forever.
I wonder if all cars that run on gasoline will one day be gone from the road forever.

You can’t really believe that given all the evidence we have reviewed.
You can’t really believe that given all the evidence we have reviewed.
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Answer 1

The problematic sentence because it is a blanket statement is:

**Everyone knows that electric cars are the future of transportation.**

This statement makes a generalization that assumes everyone holds the same belief, which is not necessarily true.