The phrase
"sweeping generalizations" means making broad statements about a whole group of people or things without considering individual differences or specific instances.
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But don't you dare go making
sweeping generalizations of secular people who are kind, peace loving and law abiding... unlike some people of faith who harbor child abusers within their own confines.
Of course, it's a bit of a red herring to talk about the «educational software market» with such broad,
sweeping generalizations because there are a number of different types of buyers there: schools, teachers, parents, and students to name at least four «consumers» (and that's ignoring, too, the differences between K - 12 and higher education).
Like these awesome souls, I share with them my profound hope in changing that
dreadful sweeping generalization about Mindanao and see our beautiful islands as most important tourist destinations in the country.
You see, because some or a few indie authors are rigging the system, then all should be assumed to be crooks (a variation of the all women are whores, all men misogynists, all dogs bite, etc.
etc. sweeping generalizations that are used to denigrate a group).
While we can't make
overly sweeping generalizations from our research (we looked at a particular set of schools with particular characteristics), this first analysis of personalized learning finances enables educators and policymakers to learn from these early frontrunners and, ideally, to more clearly understand potential fiscal implications.
ONE DRIVE IN THE NISSAN SENTRA SE IS enough to make some
fairly sweeping generalizations, most notably that it's too bad so many younger drivers have turned to sport / utes.
Such
sweeping generalizations do little to increase public safety; they encourage unwarranted and unrealistic urban myths, and ignore the legions of families who own these targeted animals without incident.
Remember to give specific details that show how you've positively contributed to previous assignments rather than
offer sweeping generalizations of your skills.
These calculators tend to make broad,
sweeping generalizations on activity level, and fail to take into account the nearly infinite variables introduced over the course of a full day (e.g. how far away one parks from the store, and how many cups of coffee consumed which controls how many hours an individual spent at her desk twitching her leg, these and more can all blow calorie calculations out the window).
Sweeping generalization as I can remember some of the best people I've ever known were ones that did not oppress people because of their gender, like all these cult religions do.
(This, of course, is a
pretty sweeping generalization — debt - to - GDP can vary wildly depending on the country, but this is still a useful comparison.)
You said: «I don't necessarily disagree with your views, David Johnson, but this kind of post makes you look like a snarky hypocrite making
sweeping generalizations about people based on their religion.