blanket statement
A type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidenceA type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidence; a kind of faulty generalization; underpowered generalization
» Try to avoid making blanket statements.
Meaning
2 sensesA type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidence; a kind of faulty generalization; underpowered generalization
A sentence wherein one wrongly assumes that one truth applies to a vast set of possibilities
Examples
2 sentencesTry to avoid making blanket statements.
"Only a moron truly believes in blanket statements like this." "That's actually a blanket statement too." "Ha, I know."
ru«Только идиот реально верит в такие обобщения». – «Это, вообще-то, тоже обобщение». – «Ха, знаю».
Forms
plural: blanket statements| Singular | blanket statement |
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