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oversimplification

Noun

Meaning

an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is

a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)

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What I really don't like is oversimplification. Thomas J. Sargent

The American press is extraordinarily free and vigorous, as it should be. It should be, not because it is free of inaccuracy, oversimplification and bias, but because the alternative to that freedom is worse than those failings. Robert Bork

Please, Kate. Suspend your dislike of me for a few moments and listen to what I have to say. It makes sense." "I don't dislike you. It's an oversimplification. Ilona Andrews

Although he had supported the elimination of counterrevolutionaries, Zhou actively suppressed the campaign when he arrived in Jiangxi in December 1931, criticizing the "excess, the panic, and the oversimplification" practiced by local officials. Source: Internet

But first, the university needs to work on its childish oversimplification of the issue. Source: Internet

The artist, a specialist in Hebrew calligraphy and gravestone inscriptions, feels that the general impact of the PiS has been “negative,” though she cautions that any broad assessment risks “oversimplification.” Source: Internet

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