Sentences with phrase «sweeping generalisation of»

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In their reaction against scientific scepticism, and scientific generalisation which were as sweeping and as prejudiced as any theological temerity, they failed to distinguish the root causes of the new unbelief from the arrogance of the unbelievers, and met with equal contempt and malediction what could only be properly answered by the careful separation of fact frompresumption and prejudice on either side.

It is interesting to look at some more sweeping generalisations often made by psychologists: that men are more oriented towards rights and justice, women more towards responsibility and caring (and, yes, self - giving); or, to put it another way, male identity is forged in relation to the world, and female identity awakened in a relationship of intimacy with other persons; or, further, that «development», in the male mode, implies establishing the independence of «self» from others, while in the female mode self is developed by relating to others.

In seeking root causes, it is tempting but futile to make sweeping generalisations about the backgrounds of young people who commit crime.

This occurs successively over multiple electoral cycles until all diversity and subtlety of opinion collapses into two parties - each full of sweeping useless generalisations and ideological cant.

The bill embodies some sweeping generalisations, such as a guarantee to preserve the dignity of the human body, which are meant to guide courts considering cases that might arise from the use of medical technology.

Which is in and of itself a sexist statement, as it makes sweeping generalisations about an entire gender.

The increase in millennials in the workforce, who, as a sweeping generalisation, are said to prefer more collegiate ways of working and less hierarchy, will see to that.