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It is a generalization that is accurate, but tags on a qualification that eliminates enough cases (as exceptions); that what remains is much less impressive than what the original statement might have led one to assume. Fallacy of unrepresentative samples is a fallacy where a conclusion is drawn using samples that are unrepresentative or biased ...
Sweep (fish), a number of fish in the suborder Scorpidinae; Sweep (horse) (1907–1936), champion Thoroughbred race horse; Sweep (motorcycle), in group motorcycle riding, the last rider in line; Sweep (software), a digital audio editor; Sweep, a gradual bend or elbow, in conduit, ductwork, piping, or other tubing; Well sweep, an irrigation tool
The connection of generalization to specialization (or particularization) is reflected in the contrasting words hypernym and hyponym.A hypernym as a generic stands for a class or group of equally ranked items, such as the term tree which stands for equally ranked items such as peach and oak, and the term ship which stands for equally ranked items such as cruiser and steamer.
Half a million workers denigrated on TV with sweeping statements by their boss. Hugely damaging,” she posted on X. Mr Penman had written to Sir Keir after last week’s speech, saying the union ...
The guy asked to make another statement after getting a tongue lashing from the judge. And he did it again - telling her to go f**k herself. And got another 6 months.
Anaphora – a succession of sentences beginning with the same word or group of words. Anastrophe – inversion of the natural word order. Anecdote – a brief narrative describing an interesting or amusing event. Antanaclasis – a figure of speech involving a pun, consisting of the repeated use of the same word, each time with different meanings.
Trump has named two entrepreneurs - Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to the task force that plans a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. government, which spent $6.8 ...
KP duties, however, can include any tedious chores in the military mess at an installation or in the field, such as food preparation, although not cooking, or the more obvious dish washing and pot scrubbing, sweeping and mopping floors, wiping tables, serving food on the chow line, or anything else the kitchen staff sees fit to assign to its KP ...