'superficial reading' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the act of skimming over a text without taking the time to deeply consider and analyze its contents. For example, "I did a superficial reading of the article, but I was still able to pick up on the main ideas."
One of the disadvantages of the internet is that it is jam-packed with distractions and encourages superficial reading.
A very superficial reading of her work, she says, is that it's really poppy and fun.
A superficial reading of Kirsch's book might conclude that its author agrees with this judgment.
"I am never quick to judge a person based on a superficial reading of creative output," he wrote.
Any superficial reading of my book will show that I differ from both theoretical and practical conservative positions".
Moreover, Clausewitz's view of war is far more radical than a superficial reading of his dictum might suggest.
You can make many superficial reads of Insatiable and many of them are correct -- but perhaps the most damning is that only Skinny Patty's experience was worth telling, and her former fat self is literally demonised.
But even if we buy into this hollow idea of modern politics, where the job of politicians is to process superficial read-outs of polling and focus groups, and spit out solutions that appeal to particular segments of the population, we would have to wait a long time – and for things to get a lot worse – before there are sufficient numbers of renters to get change on the agenda.
"I think there's a very superficial read of 'La La Land' that does injustice to what Damien's doing in the film, and it's convenient because these are tough times to make a superficial read of that film.
We are quite grateful for the very positive comments by this colleague, who has provided a broader and deeper perspective to our article than might at first be obvious by a superficial read of the manuscript.
But not all superficial tree reading errors are based on proximity.
