generalize from
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To draw a broad conclusion based on specific evidence, data, or examples.
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- We cannot generalize from these few examples.
- Don't generalize from a single data point.
- Researchers should be cautious not to generalize from small samples.
- She often generalizes from her own experience.
- It's dangerous to generalize from outliers.
- Can we really generalize from the pilot study to the entire population?
- The team was tempted to generalize from early successes, but they resisted.
- He has been generalizing from anecdotal evidence lately.
- Policymakers must avoid generalizing from one country's results.
- Any conclusion generalized from incomplete data will be fragile.