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What I really don't like is oversimplification.
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Meaning of "oversimplification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSIMPLIFICATION

oversimplification  [ˌəʊvəsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSIMPLIFICATION

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conjunction
determiner
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Oversimplification is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERSIMPLIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fallacy of the single cause

The fallacy of the single cause, also known as complex cause, causal oversimplification, causal reductionism, and reduction fallacy, is a fallacy of questionable cause that occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of an outcome when in reality it may have been caused by a number of only jointly sufficient causes. It can be logically reduced to: X occurred after Y. Therefore, Y caused X Often after a tragedy it is asked, "What was the cause of this?" Such language implies that there is one cause, when instead there was probably a large number of contributing factors. However, having produced a list of several contributing factors, it may be worthwhile to look for the strongest of the factors, or a single cause underlying several of them. A need for simplification may be perceived in order to make the explanation of the tragedy operational, so that responsible authorities can be seen to have taken action. For instance, after a school shooting, editorialists debate whether it was caused by the shooter's parents, violence in media, stress on students, or the accessibility of guns.

Definition of oversimplification in the English dictionary

The definition of oversimplification in the dictionary is the act or an instance of simplifying something to the point of distortion or error.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSIMPLIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSIMPLIFICATION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSIMPLIFICATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of oversimplification in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «oversimplification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSIMPLIFICATION

Find out the translation of oversimplification to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oversimplification from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oversimplification» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过于简单化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

simplificación
570 millions of speakers

English

oversimplification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अति सरलीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبسيط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упрощение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oversimplification
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিসরলীকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

simplification excessive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oversimplification
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vereinfachung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過度の単純化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단순화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oversimplification
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn giản hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகையாக எளிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरमिलालिफिकेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basite indirgemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semplificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uproszczeniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спрощення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simplificare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεραπλούστευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorvereenvoudiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oversimplification
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forenkling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversimplification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSIMPLIFICATION»

The term «oversimplification» is regularly used and occupies the 99.857 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSIMPLIFICATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oversimplification

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QUOTES WITH «OVERSIMPLIFICATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oversimplification.
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Thomas J. Sargent
What I really don't like is oversimplification.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSIMPLIFICATION»

Discover the use of oversimplification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversimplification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Critical Thinking for College Students
THE FALLACY OF OVERSIMPLIFICATION There is little need to demonstrate conclusions that are common knowledge, and usually we can make simple inferences without the need for an argument. Arguments are usually constructed to ...
Jon Stratton, 1999
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Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies
Oversimplification: The reason so many people receive welfare is that they would rather not have to work for a living. There are many reasons why people need public assistance. A statement such as this reveals ignorance of the subject and ...
Ilona Leki, 1998
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Never Good Enough: How to Use Perfectionism to Your ...
oversimplification, a type of tunnel vision. With oversimplification, things are inaccurately viewed as belonging to only one of two simple categories such as right or wrong, good or bad, perfect or not. When conclusions about people or events ...
Monica Ramirez Basco, 2000
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King Arthur's Round Table: How Collaborative Conversations ...
DIFFICULTY. 2: COGNITIVE. OVERSIMPLIFICATION. The world rubs our nose in complexity — complicated environments full of VCRs, income tax forms, and malfunctioning mufflers; several threads of activity in progress, from having a baby ...
David Perkins, 2003
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Reality and Its Appearance
We willingly and deliberately adopt the policy of allowing oversimplification to lead us into error time and again because we realize it does so less frequently than the available alternatives. Oversimplification plays a critical role throughout all ...
Nicholas Rescher, 2011
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Crime Reconstruction
Oversimplification occurs when a complex situation is described in simplistic terms that neglect its complexity. It can happen out of ignorance or out of a desire to achieve a greater measure of certainty than would be possible by a consideration ...
William Jerry Chisum, Brent E. Turvey, 2011
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Error: (on Our Predicament when Things Go Wrong)
oversimPliFication To save time, effort, or breath we often deliberately simplify matters, realizing full well that some aspect or feature of reality is being omitted from view. But this does not worry us because we have good and sufficient reason to ...
Nicholas Rescher, 2009
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Understanding and Managing Public Organizations
Importance. of. Avoiding. Oversimplification. Theory, research, and the realities of the contemporary political economy show the inadequacy of simple notions about differences between public and private organizations. For management theory ...
Hal G. Rainey, 2009
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Epistemological Studies
WHY OVERSIMPLIFICATION: SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AND COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY But why do we ever oversimplify? Why not just go ahead and take those ignored complications into account? The answer is that in the circumstances we ...
Nicholas Rescher, 2009
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Epistemic Merit: And other Essays on Human Knowledge
For oversimplification consists in the omission of detail in a way that creates or invites a wrong impression in some significant—ie, issue-relevant—regard. In practice the line between beneficial simplification and harmful oversimplification is ...
Nicholas Rescher, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSIMPLIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oversimplification is used in the context of the following news items.
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Overpasses: A love story
It would be a vast oversimplification to blame all those divisions on transportation choices. But they reinforced each other. “The lack of mobility ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Identifying Biomarkers Key to Early Intervention in Alzheimer's Disease
She points out that it's an enormous oversimplification. "You aren't likely to have AD just because you can't remember where you put your keys ... «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
3
Moncton ponders adding compost to trash-sorting program
... have just two bags — recyclables and your organics bag — and I think we've learned from experience that that might be a oversimplification.". «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Gold Cup 2015: TV Info, Live Stream and Full Preview for USA vs …
Granted, that's an oversimplification, but it's not like the U.S. rolled in with La Masia trained world beaters to face a rag-tag squad coached by ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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4 times the Israeli government tried to explain complicated issues …
But when done badly, the result is often a gross oversimplification, or simple propaganda. Here are a few examples: 1. Iran is the Islamic State ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
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AL DÍA News: We Will Not Stand Down
The SPJ further elaborates: “While it is important for journalists to be succinct — oversimplification that removes integral facts, or is in the ... «New America Media, Jul 15»
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COAG has cliches but little commitment
Being focused on slogans, gross-oversimplification, finger-pointing, warning and living in dread of opinion polls. Many of our modern leaders ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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Op-ed: Is NatGeo's new #EndPoverty contest just more poverty porn?
But while the oversimplification of poverty is absolutely problematic, there's another area of concern with this contest — National Geographic ... «Humanosphere, Jul 15»
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The power of 545
An oversimplification? Not really. In the end, as the columnist pointed out, it's up to us to sort through our population — now numbering 320 ... «The Ellsworth American, Jul 15»
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Gordon Risser: DNA or choice? It's not that simple
... it seems to me that simply saying it's all choice is a gross oversimplification. Sort of like saying it's a simple matter of deciding to stand or sit. «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»

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