Generalization

[Dimensional Transition]

I have picked up the habit of doing this a lot. Does this make me an INTJ?
I just find it easy. It comes in really handy, and feels especially good(but afterwards stupid) when angry. I am very (sometimes maybe too) aware of the world definitely not being black and white, though...

I usually do say things like 'most of the time' and such when generalizing, but still. It's a bit of an inner conflict constantly, because it's annoying to constantly point out the exceptions with examples for everyone, which I will have to do when not generalizing a little everywhere and staying objective and absolutely truthful.

 

[Da Blob]

Generalization, stereotyping and prejudice are caused by the cognitive necessity to categorize and classify new phenomena into sets for information processing. I think this was talked about on the "Fuzzy Logic" thread at some point.

It has to do with how an individual reacts to 'perceived' changes in the environment, with the primary classification of such being the decision to place changes into Threat or Opportunity categories.

 

[Cogwulf]

One of the things I value most is conciseness. I believe in saying things with as few words as possible. This often means generalising.
It may not be ideal, but generalising often saves an entire paragraph of writing to clarify a point, but which wouldn't convey any additional information. Problems arise when generalisations are not noticed or are misunderstood by the person doing the reading.

Also, generalisation is vastly important to processes like identifying patterns or building complex systems. Omitting exceptions initially makes it easy to get a grasp of the big picture, you can then work backwards to improve precision.

In general, generalisation are a crude but effective tool.

 

[Poetic Justice]

Generalisation is unavoidable. It is an integral part of how we perceive the world. Every second of the day you are making generalisations without even realising it.

The real question is, how specific do you want to be? Use an appropriate level of generalisation based on the context.

 

[Dimensional Transition]

Yeah, that pretty much sums it all up. Thanks!

I am usually using an appropriate level of generalization, it's just that I've only recently noticed how often I actually generalize, I think...

 

[EyeSeeCold]

I have picked up the habit of doing this a lot. Does this make me an INTJ?
I just find it easy. It comes in really handy, and feels especially good(but afterwards stupid) when angry. I am very (sometimes maybe too) aware of the world definitely not being black and white, though...

I usually do say things like 'most of the time' and such when generalizing, but still. It's a bit of an inner conflict constantly, because it's annoying to constantly point out the exceptions with examples for everyone, which I will have to do when not generalizing a little everywhere and staying objective and absolutely truthful.

Can you be more specific?

What do you mean by "generalizing"? Mobilizing into a General?