generalization

But to make some generalization that all career women are psychotic because Glenn Close happened to be psychotic at the end of that movie is just silly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The VMI plaintiffs argued that even if a generalization that most women couldn’t make it through VMI was right, they were an exception that meant the blanket exclusion violated their rights.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

This is a generalization not based on facts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

They learn mappings from inputs to outputs, sometimes with impressive generalization, but the computation is still a digital procedure running on hardware built for a very different style of computing.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025

And there’s the opposite, exception, which can be introduced either generalization first or exception first.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Evocative anecdotes and sharp observations work better than vague praise or sweeping generalizations.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

Throughout “Those Who Are About to Die,” the reader comes upon fascinating generalizations, usually introduced by attention-arousing brief sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

It blasted his rant as “dangerous and wrong” on social media, adding that “responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2026

I realize that we are often wary of making these kinds of broad generalizations about different cultural groups — and with good reason.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell