vague generalization
Frequency: 6.06.8 per million words
a general statement that is unclear or not precise
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Examples (10)
- The reviewer called it a vague generalization that oversimplifies the data.
- Please avoid making a vague generalization about the entire group.
- His claim that "people don't read anymore" is a vague generalization.
- In her first draft, there was a vague generalization about culture that needed evidence.
- Journalists should replace any vague generalization with concrete figures.
- The professor flagged my thesis statement as a vague generalization and asked for sources.
- It's tempting to make a vague generalization after one bad experience, but resist it.
- The policy memo contains a vague generalization about remote workers that isn’t accurate.
- He apologized for the vague generalization and rewrote the section with specifics.
- Social media rewards the vague generalization because it’s catchy, not because it’s true.