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	Fallacy of the single cause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The fallacy of the single cause, also known as joint effect or causal oversimplification, is a logical fallacy of causation that occurs when it is assumed that there is one, simple cause of an outcome when in reality it may have been caused by a number of only jointly sufficient causes.
		Often after a tragedy it is asked, "What was the cause of this?" Such language implies that there is one cause, when instead there were probably a large number of contributing factors.
		Causal oversimplification is a specific kind of false dilemma where conjoint possibilities are ignored.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Causal_oversimplification (304 words)

	Towsley History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The new Manager with an action plan for problem solving is therefore invariably perceived in some company quarters as naive and his or her solutions as "oversimplifications".
		It may be heartening for the new Quality Manager to hear that the characterization of oversimplification is a common reaction to an action plan whose purpose is to overcome paralysis in a given area of the company's business process.
		The accusation of oversimplification should not be taken too seriously by top management in most cases when competent Quality Managers introduce action plans for effective change.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /SteveTowsley/oversim.html (271 words)

	Interfaith Dialogue Between Muslims and Evangelical Christians Matters--Even For Franklin Graham. -- Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Oversimplification undermines honest dialogue, accurate education, and genuine Christian mission.
		On the religious left, the oversimplifications are idealistic and even fawning.
		Motivated by a desire to uphold the Gospel of Jesus Christ, many conservative Christians are quick to draw the strongest possible lines between Christianity and Islam, polarizing relations between Christians and Muslims.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/127/story_12714_1.html (522 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - Shallow Concepts, Oversimplification, and Misinformation
		And they seemed to have become so shallow, that it almost seems as if we arn't learning at all, and rather repeating the title of the section over and over until we can write it down on the test.
		And I could understand that she didn't expect such work from her students, but I don't understand why she was so used to oversimplification and shallow concepts that she couldn't even grasp onto what I was saying.
		Speaking of oversimplification, the American teachers at this school have told the kids "Y" is also a vowel, sometimes.
	boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=18940567 (1902 words)

	oversimplification to claim some wayf knowing give us facts: Philosophy Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		oversimplification to claim some wayf knowing give us facts
		Do you think it is an oversimplification to claim that some ways of knowing (emotion, language, reason, perception) give us facts while others provide interpretations?
		First, let me just say that I keep finding threads that actually talk about what I've been reading lately -- I'm jumping from epistemology to metaphysics to ethics depending on what motivates me during the day.
	forums.philosophyforums.com /comments.php?id=19953&page=last (320 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Opinion \| The politics of oversimplification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As for the slaughter Israeli forces are perpetrating in Gaza and the West Bank; that was clearly due to Hamas's refusal to abide by democratic practices!
		The following excerpt from the joint press conference Bush held with Blair barely begins to illustrate the lengths of oversimplification to which he will go: "And so what you're seeing is a clash of governing styles, for example.
		It is precisely the distortion that comes from this reductionism that feeds the emotions that the hawks in and around the White House need to promote their plans to prolong the occupation of Iraq and to paint a glowing image of their number one ally, Israel.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2006/810/op8.htm (1630 words)

	EvC Forum: Does the ToE rely on oversimplification? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dawkins goes on a GREAT length about the biochemisry of the eye in "The Blind Watchmaker", so I don't think he could ever be considered guilty of oversimplification.
		Talking about the molecular supports for the eye is a separate problem than discussing how an eye evolved, and is simply shifting the argument further away from "How did the eye evolve".
		You miss the point and are guilty of oversimplification.
	www.evcforum.net /cgi-bin/dm.cgi?action=msg&f=8&t=32&m=1 (5388 words)

	Numerical Computation with Mathematica -- from Mathematica Information Center
		The area of numerical computation tends to break somewhat naturally into three subareas which, for want of better terms, we will call sampling, linear algebra, and theory.
		This is a gross oversimplification and these terms are not very descriptive, but they are useful labels for our discussion here.
		This material discusses numerical methods that are based on sampling and linear algebra.
	library.wolfram.com /infocenter/Conferences/4687 (78 words)

	The Investment Danger of Oversimplification
		The Albanians, angry at being swindled in the "pyramid schemes" that swept their newly free market country, can teach us a lesson about the danger of oversimplification in investing.
		During the heady period before the speculative collapse eventually occurs, few words of critical analysis are ever heard or even wanted.
		A necessary condition of overvalued assets is an iterative process of gross oversimplification.
	www.finpipe.com /danger.htm (1334 words)

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		War protesters as guilty of oversimplification as Bush
		I have noticed a disturbing trend of oversimplification among those against the war in Iraq.
		Grossman is a member of the class of 2003.
	www.wesleyan.edu /argus/archives/feb252003/dateyear/w1.html (739 words)

	USATODAY.com - Stagnant car sales could lead to market share battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		GM has said it will roll out 16 new models this year that will carry sticker prices much closer to what it expects customers actually will pay for them rather than slapping on a $3,000 rebate to attract buyers.
		"It's an oversimplification to say it's one price, but that's basically the direction we've been moving in," GM CEO Rick Wagoner said Friday.
		The automaker has been attempting to wean customers off hefty rebates, which started in the months after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
	www.usatoday.com /money/autos/2006-01-09-wagoner-usat_x.htm (486 words)

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