Which description best fits the propaganda technique 'glittering generalities'?

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Glittering generalities rely on broad, positive language that evokes favorable feelings without offering specifics. The idea is to persuade by association with pleasant concepts—like freedom, justice, or progress—without explaining how things work or what will actually happen. That vague, emotionally appealing phrasing makes the message feel good, but it doesn’t provide concrete evidence or details. The other descriptions describe presenting statistics, endorsements from experts, or spreading rumors, which involve either evidence or targeted manipulation rather than simply using uplifting, non-specific terms. So the description that matches glittering generalities is the use of vague, positively-laden terms without specifics.