"A glittering generality is a word so vague that everyone agrees on its appropriateness and value—but no one is really sure just what it means. When your instructor says she is in favor of 'fair grading policies' or 'flexibility in the submission of assignments,' you may think, 'Hey, she's not so bad after all.' Later, however, you may discover that your interpretation of these terms is quite different from what she intended."
