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blanket statement

blanket statement noun: a type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidence; a kind of faulty generalization; underpowered generalization.

Noun

blanket statement (plural blanket statements)

  1. A type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidence; a kind of faulty generalization; underpowered generalization
  2. A sentence wherein one wrongly assumes that one truth applies to a vast set of possibilities

Forms of blanket statement

pluralblanket statements

Questions about blanket statement

What does blanket statement mean?
Blanket statement means a type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidence; a kind of faulty generalization; underpowered generalization.
What part of speech is blanket statement?
Blanket statement is a noun.
What is the plural of blanket statement?
The plural of blanket statement is blanket statements.

Words near blanket statement in the dictionary

  1. blanket orders
  2. blanket parties
  3. blanket party
  4. blanket sheet
  5. blanket sheets
  6. blanket statement
  7. blanket statements
  8. blanket stitch
  9. blanket stitches
  10. blanket term
  11. blanket terms

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