simplistic assumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsimplisticandassumption
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simplistic
adjective
uk/sɪmˈplɪs.tɪk/us/sɪmˈplɪs.tɪk/
making something complicated seem simple by ignoring important parts ...
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assumption
noun
uk/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
something that you accept as true without question ...
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(Definition ofsimplisticandassumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This approach implicitly argues against reductionism, although, apparently, its rathersimplisticassumptiongives too many degrees of freedom.
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Instead of accepting thissimplisticassumptionfor lack of an alternative, students engaged in sound composition learn instead what musical 'expression' actually consists of in tangible terms.
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However, the assumption is not merely asimplisticassumption; it is a ludicrous one, which cannot be matched with reality or with experience.
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They make the blind,simplisticassumptionthat competitive pressures will sort everything out.
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That is why many of us believe that thesimplisticassumptionthat longer and longer sentences will make our country safer is less than the full truth.
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Then, scientific papers studying the climate implications of biomass began to appear which refuted thesimplisticassumptionof its carbon neutrality.
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One can choose to work with simplistic assumptions in the behaviourist tradition where power is expressed in conflict or material resource distribution.
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A consideration of the complexities of the mammalian embryonic environment may negate the simplistic assumptions of many such studies.
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In clear language that avoids simplistic assumptions, the reader is taken through the process of developing and running an autobiographical group, with vignettes used to illustrate different aspects.
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We propose to refine these rather simplistic assumptions about consumer and producer preferences and their effects on regulation and environmental or public health outcomes along two lines.
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