How to say "General Statement"


I was trying to tell a friend that in English statements such as:

> I like **dogs**.
>
> I hate **people**.
>
> I love **hamburgers**.

General statements in English use the plural noun form.

~~英語では一般的な発言は名詞の複数形を使います。~~

英語では普遍的な命題は名詞の複数形を使っています。

Self edit: I apologize, I didn't originally ask a clear question.

I have already explained the grammar to my friend using examples. My question
is what would a direct translation of the sentence "General statements in
English use the plural noun form." be?




"General", "generic" as grammatical term is 総称:

> 英語では総称文には複数形を使います。

But it doesn't seem a well-known term except for grammarians (unlike 過去形, 代名詞
etc).

You can instead say:

> 英語ではあるもの一般を言う時には複数形を使います。  
>  英語では何とかというもの全体を指して言う時には複数形を使います。

一般的な発言 and 普遍的な命題 are likely to be confused with "general truths", such as
"the Earth is round".

