The word generalization in literature usually means covering too much territory too thinly to be persuasive, let alone convincing. In science, however, a generalization means a principle that has been found to hold true in every special case. … The principle of leverage is a scientific generalization.


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The word generalization in literature usually means covering too much territory too thinly to be persuasive, let alone convincing. In science,...

The word generalization in literature usually means covering too much territory too thinly to be persuasive, let alone convincing. In science,...

The word generalization in literature usually means covering too much territory too thinly to be persuasive, let alone convincing. In science,...

The word generalization in literature usually means covering too much territory too thinly to be persuasive, let alone convincing. In science,...