simplistic answer
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simplistic
adjective
uk/sɪmˈplɪs.tɪk/us/sɪmˈplɪs.tɪk/
making something complicated seem simple by ignoring important parts ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofsimplisticandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But it is not an easy matter, capable of asimplisticanswer.
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The development of out-of-school learning programmes is not asimplisticanswerto that but is one solution.
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I stress that thesimplisticanswerthat is sometimes put forward is fraught with many difficulties.
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That may seem asimplisticanswer, but it should be properly examined.
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The obvious andsimplisticanswerwould be simply to close the crossings.
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Thesimplisticanswerof creating more criminal offences has hardly helped.
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If behavioural problems have as much origin in the home as in the school, relying on thesimplisticanswerof the cane seems naive.
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Prison is asimplisticanswer; custody is an easy answer, but it is very often the wrong one, apart from in very particular, obvious and extreme cases.
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Therefore, one cannot produce asimplisticanswer.
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As it stands, this book only caters to those who want simplistic answers to difficult questions, to those who seek the security of prejudices.
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On closer examination, the puzzle yields neither to glib analyses nor to simplistic answers.
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There are no simplistic answers but, like any illness, if it cannot be cured its effects must be controlled.
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The problem with complex issues is that there are no simplistic answers.
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We cannot treat the people or the problems with simplistic answers.
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Let me, once more, sound a note of warning against simplistic answers and quick fixes.
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If we recognise the complexity of modern policing, and if we do not accept simplistic answers to simplistic questions, we shall go forward successfully.
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The matter is to be finance-led, with all the simplistic answers and the lack of reality that are involved.
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By providing simplistic answers, we do not educate youth about why these things are happening, who is responsible for them and how to resolve the problems that they face.
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