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Interesting writing but lots of sweeping generalizations which leaves me with nothing to take away from the article. The word "eccentric" means "unusual" - i.e. not prone to sweeping generalizations.

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Yes. This personality type is prone to making sweeping generalizations. I'll put that down as another generalization about him.

Right, I should have said "not amenable to sweeping generalizations."

That's a bit of a generalization, don't you think? ;-)

I'd even say it is a hasty generalization.

People like you always say that.

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