dichotomize
Example Sentences
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The legacy of Scott Morrison’s government is that the public debate about pandemic restrictions has been dichotomized, he said.
From New York Times
Redressing this balance in ways that avoid harmful and false dichotomizing, could serve several critical functions in the context of COVID-19, particularly in terms of avoiding growing inequity.
From Scientific American
“If we’re too positive, it can become an empty platitude. The ‘and’ addresses our natural instinct to dichotomize an experience and call it either good or bad.”
From Washington Post
Much of the rhetoric surrounding immigration and potential reform is dichotomized: There is the “us,” the legal citizens of the United States, and the “them,” the foreign others whom President Trump’s proposed wall would obstruct.
From Washington Post
Let's let the scientists share some wisdom with us before we easily dichotomize the human race.
From New York Times
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