generalisation
Sweeping statement made
Generalisation is the British spelling of generalization.
It means forming broad conclusions from specific instances, or applying what's true of particulars to a wider category.
That's a sweeping generalisation.
A generalisation may be useful shorthand or a lazy oversimplification, depending on how well the evidence supports it.
Abstract mental construct
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- ideaMental formation
notion · extrapolation · distillation · synthesis · inference · categorization · conceptualization · formulation
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
pigeonhole · stigma · discrimination · profiling · assumption · trope · oversimplification · preconception
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
inference · extrapolation · induction · guesswork · surmise · deduction · postulation · premise
Systematic grouping by traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- categoryA class of things
pattern · trend · archetype · prototype · model · paradigm · schema · template
Explaining wholes through parts
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
- distortionTwisting from original state
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
shallowness · flattening · homogenization · decontextualization · understatement · misrepresentation · broad-brush · bluntness
concept
Abstract mental construct
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- essenceFundamental nature of something
idea · notion · extrapolation · distillation · synthesis · inference · categorization · conceptualization · formulation · summation
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
label · pigeonhole · stigma · discrimination · profiling · assumption · trope · oversimplification · preconception · ageism
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- presumptionBelief held without proof
speculation · inference · extrapolation · induction · guesswork · surmise · deduction · postulation · premise · leap
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typologyClassification by shared traits
category · pattern · trend · archetype · prototype · model · paradigm · schema · template · universal
reductionism
Explaining wholes through parts
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
- distortionTwisting from original state
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
superficiality · shallowness · flattening · homogenization · decontextualization · understatement · misrepresentation · broad-brush · bluntness · crudeness
- data privacydata privacy, GDPR, personal data, data protection, de-identification
- generalizationsstereotype, blanket statement, oversimplification, pigeonholing, lumping
generalisationspecialisation
Focused expertise in one area
specialization · specification · niche · individualization · particularization
generalisationparticular
Specific or fussy
case study · instantiation · exemplification · example · anecdote
generalisationprecision
Accuracy of measurement
nuance · exactitude · qualification · granularity · elaboration