Sentences with phrase «encourage oversimplification»

Muslims — who do not like to be called Muhammadans because they think it implies a misunderstanding of the place of the Prophet in their faith — have themselves tended to encourage oversimplification by claiming that Islam may be quickly grasped by accepting the Fundamentals and following the simple list of Consequences they imply.

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While it may be tempting to view populism as a monolithic movement extending across borders, this would be an oversimplification of the various forces at play in each election — and would encourage faulty assumptions about how developments may unfold in 2017 and beyond.