oversimplifikation
Oversimplifikation, or oversimplification, is the act or result of reducing complex phenomena to overly simple explanations, models, or conclusions by neglecting essential complexities, uncertainties, or interactions. The term is used in German-speaking contexts to critique analyses that hide important nuances.
Causes include cognitive tendencies toward simplification, limitations of space and time in communication, ideological bias, and
Examples range from attributing economic crises to a single cause, to stereotyping a group as acting uniformly,
Oversimplification is not the same as legitimate simplification or abstraction. The problem arises when essential elements
See also: reductionism, generalization, oversimplified reasoning, straw man, cherry-picking.