generalization
Example Sentences
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When do such mischaracterizations, overgeneralizations and appropriations such as Cameron's become dangerous?
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022
These classifications are often met with resistance from those they supposedly represent, as most people dislike being represented by overgeneralizations, and these disputes only fuel the debate around this contentious topic.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2018
In Washington State, a sample that large might encompass topography ranging from 10,000-foot-high snowcapped volcanoes all the way down to the Pacific Ocean; the resulting forecast, forced to produce sweeping overgeneralizations, renders itself essentially useless.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2016
Author Mayer's reportage job displays the same adroitness for negative discoveries, puerile insights and amateurish overgeneralizations as his predecessors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vocabulary lists containing generalization
Argumentative Writing
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Argumentative Writing, List 2
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