oversimplification

Example Sentences

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The idea that just-war teaching is no more than a collection of pie-in-the-sky platitudes is a dangerous oversimplification, however much it may seem that way from some of the religious commentary on war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Anyone following the space knows that’s a significant oversimplification.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

He considers the term “vibecession” to be an offensive oversimplification of how hard it has become to live as a young worker or a young family in the U.S., especially in major metropolitan areas.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2025

My cynical oversimplification of the story of Los Angeles goes like this: lots of people saw how beautiful Southern California was and wanted not just to live there but to possess it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2024

Dobzhansky had sought simplicity—but he had also issued a strident moral warning against the oversimplification of the logic of genetics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee