Use examples without turning them into universal proof
Dieses Beispiel zeigt eine Möglichkeit, beweist aber keine allgemeine Regel.
Connect an example to a claim, preserve what a small set of figures actually measures and distinguish experience from a general conclusion.
An example makes an idea concrete, but it does not automatically prove that the same thing happens everywhere. In meinem Kurs … limits a statement to your experience. Das zeigt in diesem Fall … explains what an example supports. With figures, preserve the group, time and question: twelve people in a small course are not the whole town. If you compare two numbers, use the same unit and period. State an uncertainty when the information cannot answer a wider question. You can still make a practical suggestion; mark it as a suggestion rather than a fact established by the example.
In meinem Kurs haben wir diese Methode zwei Wochen lang ausprobiert.
In my course we tried this method for two weeks.
Acht von zwölf Teilnehmenden fanden die kurzen Treffen hilfreich.
Eight of twelve participants found the short meetings helpful.
Die kleine Gruppe ist nicht unbedingt typisch für alle Lernenden.
The small group is not necessarily typical of all learners.
Dieses Beispiel zeigt eine Möglichkeit, beweist aber keine allgemeine Regel.
This example shows one possibility but does not prove a general rule.
Für unsere Gruppe könnte ein ähnlicher Versuch sinnvoll sein.
A similar trial could make sense for our group.
Dafür bräuchten wir jedoch noch weitere Rückmeldungen.
However, we would need further feedback for that.
An example makes an idea concrete, but it does not automatically prove that the same thing happens everywhere. In meinem Kurs … limits a statement to your experience. Das zeigt in diesem Fall … explains what an example supports. With figures, preserve the group, time and question: twelve people in a small course are not the whole town. If you compare two numbers, use the same unit and period. State an uncertainty when the information cannot answer a wider question. You can still make a practical suggestion; mark it as a suggestion rather than a fact established by the example.
Connect an example to a claim, preserve what a small set of figures actually measures and distinguish experience from a general conclusion.
Do not turn „eight of twelve people in our course“ into „most people in Germany“. The source describes only that course.
Claim → relevant example → what it supports → limit of the evidence. A small observed group does not represent everyone automatically.
Write a 130-word section of a talk using one personal example and a fictional survey of twelve classmates. Identify the group and one limit before making a cautious suggestion.