Sentence examples for Superficial observation from inspiring English sources
But this last theory which composes every body of planes is, as the most superficial observation shows, in many respects in plain contradiction with mathematics.
In their place emerge individuals with genuine personalities and vulnerabilities and a capacity for poignancy, and this show suddenly takes on the sort of attitude, wit and emotion that it lacks in its longer first act, which relies on the comedy of superficial observation.
Andreas' blanket characterisation of the Spanish in London is certainly wide of the mark, based on superficial observation and common gossip.
Povinelli & Giambrone (2000) also argue that the argument from analogy fails because superficial observation of quite similar behaviors even in closely related species does not guarantee that the underlying cognitive principles are the same, a point that Povinelli believes is demonstrated by his research into how chimpanzees use cues to track visual attention (Povinelli 1996).
That apparently superficial observation got him thinking more deeply about what shaped his personality.
We admit this is a totally superficial observation, but we can't help ourselves.
After initial superficial observations of many insect specimens, students were invited to observe and describe "as an entomologist" also by means of stereomicroscopy and magnifying glasses and to draw.
So they're left to draw conclusions based on superficial observations, without the tools to test their perceptions.
I am against falling into despair because of superficial observations such as the foregoing.
Keen argued that the web revolution "is really delivering us superficial observations of the world around us, rather than deep analysis, shrill opinion rather than considered judgment".
As Fitzgerald unravels it, Benjamin's story serves as the pretext for some amusing, fairly superficial observations about child rearing, undergraduate behavior and courtship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
