I know that labeling and generalizing is easier than objectivity, but it's just lazy. ❋ Unknown (2009)
However, I would be cautious about generalizing from a small measurement to thewhole. ❋ Unknown (2010)
When Reagan talked about a "welfare queen," he was excoriated by the Left for generalizing from the specific. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Januszcsak can only render this judgment by generalizing from the paintings he's looking at, and his assertions that they reveal Rubens to be a sadomasochist do not depend upon their being either conscious or unconscious acts. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It probably bears saying right off the bat that I would be more than a little wary about generalizing from the behavior of 120 U.C. Davis students to some sweeping human tendency. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Running hastily through a country, observing and understanding by halves, and generalizing from a remarkably limited number of ill-appreciated facts, your ambitious traveler is the least trustworthy person in the world for the manners and customs of the people. ❋ Unknown (2005)
Locke is generalizing from the English constitution; and its sense of compromise is implicit in his remarks. ❋ Harold Joseph Laski (1921)
Aren't we always striving from one concrete to another, and isn't what we call generalizing merely a process of finding our way? " ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)
It’s all there — the claim of an “about face” based on no evidence at all, the generalizing from a limited example based upon one person’s statement to a claim about what all “liberals” believe, the smug assumption about others’ lack of moral considerations. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The problem with such criticism, as far as I’m concerned, is that generalizing from the experiences of nine female Yahoo! users in their thirties is not necessarily representative of the web at large, nor are the conditions favorable to such research. ❋ Unknown (2008)
No, I wasn’t being “snobish” at all Wayne, and imputing some alleged sense of superiority and elitism to me for pointing out that RA was wildly over-generalizing is just the product of your hyperactive imagination (as usual). ❋ Unknown (2008)
Both of you are generalizing, which is what I believe that Steven did in his original post. ❋ Steven Barnes (2008)
He also said: la science et l'art ont l'idéal commun de généraliser, ce qui est la plus haute fin de l'esprit (“sci - ence and art share the common ideal of generalizing, which is the highest goal of the mind”). ❋ W. TATARKIEWICZ (1968)
And it will be the same down to the last subdivision of the totality of history: so that entire philosophy lies at the bottom of every natural or industrial manifestation; that it is no respecter of degrees or qualities; that, to rise to its sublimest conceptions, all prototypes may be employed equally well; and, finally, that, all the postulates of reason meeting in the most modest industry as well as in the most general sciences, to make every artisan a philosopher, -- that is, a generalizing and highly synthetic mind, -- it would be enough to teach him -- what? his profession. ❋ Unknown (1888)
I was generalizing which is never a good thing to do. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Also he is angry at her 'generalizing' before then 'generalizing' her into the status of 'slut'. snakedawgG ❋ Unknown (2009)
Also, a more "sensitive" person might categorize the kind of generalizing you're guilty of in ascribing to Europeans certain preferences as a form of bigotry. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Whenever someone starts a sentence with "The French always ..." or "The trouble with Muslims is ...," this kind of generalizing and dehumanizing is under way. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Also, when we are propounding puzzles on the chessboard, it is often well to remember that additional interest may result from "generalizing" for boards containing any number of squares, or from limiting ourselves to some particular chequered arrangement, not necessarily a square. ❋ Henry Ernest Dudeney (1893)
All this you will consider: for Tom, thoroughly honest and very clever in his way, has no kind of generalizing, and would often like to save sixpence in his own department at the expense of my paying five shillings in another. ❋ Unknown (1824)
Non-Millennial: All Millennials are so PC it hurts.
Millennial: Uh, I'm part of [Generation Y] and I don't even give [two shits] about political correctness.
Non-Millennial: Really?
Millennial: Yeah. Instead of going with [generation generalization], how about we all just stop generalizing the hell out of different generations and actually work together to make this world a much better place for us to live in. ❋ CelticEagle (2019)
Ex 1: Remember [basic becky], her sh*t is old that she has become generic.
Ex2: person 1: omg she is [so BASIC]! Person 2: [oh please] that would be a compliment to her, she is straight up Generic... ❋ Gmoneyx3 (2015)
[rules]: no [memes] in #[general] ❋ JarvisBanned (2020)
The general, dubbed el ghhheneral (Spanish for the general) during the Cold War, was Americas secret weapon in case of a soviet nuclear attack. If it ever reaches its full potential of girth and length it is capable of world annihilation. This was a key factor in ensuring a victory and discouraging the more widespread adoption of communism. The general, or gran [polla], is also credited with averting [the Cuban missile crisis] and the Russian flop in the [miracle on ice] game of 1980.
The general, with its numerous veins and capillaries, is able to pump 21,000 gallons of blood per second through its enlarged tissue. Far surpassing the average per gallon of water output that the beloved eyesore that is niagra falls manages ❋ Heinous Gypsy (2015)
[Taylor] gave me a [generous] amount of [cash] for my trip. ❋ #Hugatree (2017)
Ad by prostitute: "Young attractive woman specify height, weight, bra size, hair color, eye color, looking for a generous man. I am in my early twenties and I feel like I need a mature man who is serious and in control of his life."
Ad by potential client: "Mature, suburban family father, and professional [man looking] for a young woman who will share her interests with me. I own my house, my car is paid and my job gives me great [financial security]. I am generous by nature and I will [pamper] the right woman." ❋ Mlu008 (2008)
1 & 3. [Generic] [meds] have [generic] [packaging] and are a lot less expensive.
4. Some people think they're generic too. ❋ Downstrike (2004)
"He's from [the eighties] generation, because he was born in '81. I'm from the [sixties] generation ['cause] I was born in '66." ❋ The Hobgibbon (2005)
[George Smith] [Patton] was a great general during [World War II]. ❋ Nicolaivich (2004)
"americans are all [racists]"
"[how are you going] to [generalize] a whole fucking country like that" ❋ PI55 (2018)
