generalization
Example Sentences
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Polish nationalists don’t deny that some Poles preyed on their Jewish compatriots, but say they these cases shouldn’t lead to generalizations about society at large.
From Seattle Times
“There are so many different definitions and specifications of what is a conspiracy belief and a conspiracy mindset that it’s very difficult to aggregate this data in any way that permits generalization,” she says.
From Scientific American
Autism — a developmental disability that can affect how people think, communicate, interact and process sensory information — defies simple generalizations.
From Los Angeles Times
“The CDC publicity about mental health and suicide ideation among girls has a strong case that is supported by other sources of evidence. But the generalization about violence does not have such support.”
From Washington Post
This is to say that any generalizations I make about his career are surely contradicted somewhere within it.
From Los Angeles Times
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