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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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sweeping generalizations

0The report is full of 01u00sweeping generalizations02u00 and is not trustworthy.02br
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00What does "sweeping generalizations" mean to you? Does that refer to overgeneralizations? Thanks.02br
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0 Yes, you could say that sweeping (extreme) generalisations are overgeneralisations. 0-

— Conchita57

  • 0 Yes, you could say that sweeping (extreme) generalisations are overgeneralisations.
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0 Yes, you could say that sweeping (extreme) generalisations are overgeneralisations. The use of the adjective makes it sound even more disapproving.0-
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