generalisations
Sweeping categorical claims
Generalisations is the British spelling of generalizations—broad statements or conclusions drawn from specific cases.
A generalisation applies what's true of some instances to a wider category: Generalisations about national character are often unfair.
The word often carries negative connotations, implying oversimplification or stereotyping: That's a sweeping generalisation.
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
guesswork · surmise · extrapolation · projection · estimation · approximation · belief · premise
Formal admission process
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
- conclusionEnd or deduction
correlation · pattern recognition · abstraction · synthesis · analysis · categorisation · classification · analogy
Condensed account of essentials
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- overviewBroad general summary
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- distillationPurification via vaporization
reduction · streamlining · broad strokes · gist · essence · abbreviation · truncation · paraphrase
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
typecasting · labeling · pigeonholing · profiling · overgeneralisation · misconception · oversimplification · reductionism
presumption
Belief held without proof
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
speculation · guesswork · surmise · extrapolation · projection · estimation · approximation · belief · premise · notion
induction
Formal admission process
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
conclusion · correlation · pattern recognition · abstraction · synthesis · analysis · categorisation · classification · analogy · comparison
summary
Condensed account of essentials
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- overviewBroad general summary
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
distillation · reduction · streamlining · broad strokes · gist · essence · abbreviation · truncation · paraphrase · encapsulation
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
caricature · typecasting · labeling · pigeonholing · profiling · overgeneralisation · misconception · oversimplification · reductionism · essentialism
principle
Fundamental truth or standard
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- frameworkUnderlying support system
paradigm · model · abstraction · universal · pattern · rule · law · axiom · tenet · doctrine
generalisationsspecifics
Exact details of something
details · particulars · case studies · exceptions · minutiae
generalisationsdifferentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
discrimination · close reading · specialisations · individualisation · contextualization