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oversimplification
noun
(o-ver-sim-pli-fi-ca-tion)
a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)
Synonyms:
simplism
,
oversimplification
noun
(o-ver-sim-pli-fi-ca-tion)
an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
Synonyms:
simplism
,
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exaggeration
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generalization
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fallacy
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overstatement
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misnomer
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misinterpretation
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logical fallacy
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hyperbole
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mischaracterization
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misperception
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analogy
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tautology
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reductio ad absurdum
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absurdity
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underestimation
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dichotomy
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understatement
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contradiction
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misstatement
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illogic
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incommensurability
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copout
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reductionism
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semantics
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pigeonholing
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overreaction
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determinist
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red herring
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relativist
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hogwash
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incongruence
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extrapolation
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poppycock
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outlier
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pollyannaish
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tu quoque
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nitpicking
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non sequitur
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implication
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reactionism
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overemphasis
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overkill
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misquotation
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wishful thinking
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baloney
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aberration
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reification
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nonsequitur
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oxymoron
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synecdoche
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cliche
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syllogism
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specious argument
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counterexample
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logic
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gendering
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perniciousness
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elide
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elision
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anachronism
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balderdash
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misreading
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wrongheadedness
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untruth
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dogmatist
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vagary
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stereotyping
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anthropic
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terribleness
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tendentiousness
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epiphenomenon
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dualism
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conflation
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digression
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paradox
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vulgarization
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travesty
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essentialism
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misplaced modifier
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fictionalisation
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overreaching
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intertextuality
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refutation
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absurdness
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logicians
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externality
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hedonics
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disjuncture
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context
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scientism
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hyperbolism
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strawman
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maldistribution
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protagoras
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inductive reasoning
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oversimplification
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