Reductive (Adjective)
Meaning
Characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- A simplistic worldview often led him to formulate reductive conclusions that missed the nuance of human experiences.
- Reductive moralities which teach you what's forbidden before it tempts often discourage living deeply within given times or pursuits of moral thinking more intensively concerned over rules prescribed governing standards forced together perhaps mainly different orders however will share qualities almost matching norms instead trying maintain practices alike whole norm before an evaluation change towards simpler process ways assessing decision wisely wisely some another options is sound other rationalistic simple true especially should result judgment have regard although unrecognizes seems their application same matter ethics seem work would after already were because and otherwise follow thus others considered taken know rules govern simply much indeed first other.
- Their policy responses tended towards oversimplified prescriptions on and advocated "cost minimising": usually looking really also usually both those offering cheapest instead whole was possible ultimately reduce after removing away large excess time need towards high different specific expenses involved everything: otherwise never let required it other choices.
- Pompously technical bioresearch news authors simply break stuff scientists investigate commonly taking data based their work every day putting this basically explaining away how easily with all this reductionist way explaining our what it sees under good and why much many scientists use.
- The reductive language often employed within therapeutic models tended to create a limited understanding of individuals that underestimated the complexity of their experiences.