Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Generic language (chairman, mailman, mankind, he) claims to include everyone, yet only refer to men.
2. Research makes it clear inclusive language has an impact. People associate males only with generic terms with much greater frequency than they associate females with them.
3. Gendered language is apparent in traditional pronouns, which erase people who do not fit into conventional categories.
4. Some universities and the Washington Post will now use they to refer to individuals.
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
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