If that woman was in my old academic communication class, she would have been torn to pieces for using such non-specific language. Granted, she was torn to pieces in the game anyway literally, but I don't think it was as punishment for quackery.

Hmm. That would be a pretty neat sentence for writers who perpetuate stereotypes like "intelligence is a character trait that comes only in one form". Torn to pieces by alien-zombies. I shall put it on my list of things to enforce when I rule the world.