at least in so far as the broad strokes

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

What does the bold part in the following sentence suggest?

Some historians argue that at least in so far as the broad strokes are concerned, cataclysmic events such as the Great Depression are ------- , due to what some have termed the inertia of history.

❑ ineluctable
❑ incontrovertible
❑ interminable
❑ infallible
❑ inexorable
❑ unspeakable

2

“in so far as the broad strokes” means “looking at the object in broad generalities, and ignoring the details”.

Of course, if you do that, someone will remind you that “the devil is in the details,” as Gustave Flaubert would say.