lowest common denominator
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There’s a difference between being a “controversial” comic and appealing to the lowest common denominator.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
Many have dismissed the fruity videos as so-called artificial intelligence "slop" -- poor-quality content churned out to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
New York is projected throughout the show, but the GPS coordinates are more precisely those of an American musical that has lost its way trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
The difficulties grow even more pronounced when discussing those highly visible sculptures that are usually committee-approved, intentionally uncontroversial and frequently appeal to the lowest common denominator: art in public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Much of this art, to be sure, is pretty shoddy—art at third- and fourth-hand, worn out by endless repetition, representing the lowest common denominator of popular taste.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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