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I am trying to figure out what word would be used to describe when a person refers to THEMSELF (in the 1st person) in the process of explaining a concept or idea which they are really intending to use as more of a general statement about a group of people. I've been told it is "editorialize" but in looking that up I don't think that is the right word...any help out there?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Can you give us an example of the kind of statement you are thinking of?

Best wishes, Clive

Marius Hancu · Answer

Perhaps:

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sub·jec·ti·fy

Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-es
Etymology: ¹subject + -ify
: to identify with a http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?book=Third&va=subject or interpret in terms of http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?book=Third&va=subjective experience

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or identify.

Anonymous · Answer

when some one is a mouthpeice for one side of an explaination,  i thought it might be  "schill" or sound like that.

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