blanket statements
All-encompassing broad assertions
Blanket statements are sweeping claims that apply uniformly across all cases without acknowledging exceptions: Politicians love blanket statements because they're easier than nuance.
The image is of a blanket covering everything beneath it.
Such statements are often criticized for oversimplifying complex realities: That's a blanket statement—the situation varies by region.
- overgeneralizationUnwarranted broad application
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- broad strokesMain features only
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- spreadTo distribute widely
absolutism · black and white · hasty · jumping to conclusions · snap judgment · polarization · stereotype · oversimplification · declaration · cognitive distortion · blunt · reductionism · all-or-nothing · pronouncement · hyperbole · confirmation bias · fallacy · proclamation
- generalizingabstracting, categorizing, grouping, oversimplifying, umbrella terms
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