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hasty; simplistic; short-sighted; jumping to conclusions
Describes thinking or actions that skip careful consideration and jump directly to a conclusion or result without adequate reasoning. From the electrical term 短絡 (short circuit).
短絡的な考え方はよくない。
Simplistic thinking is not good.
問題を短絡的に解決しようとしてはいけない。
You shouldn't try to solve problems in a hasty, simplistic way.
成績が悪いからといって短絡的に塾に通わせるのではなく、まず原因を考えるべきだ。
Rather than hastily sending them to cram school just because their grades are bad, you should first think about the cause.
From 短絡 (short circuit) + 的 (adjectival suffix). Just as a short circuit bypasses the normal path of electricity, 短絡的 thinking bypasses careful reasoning and jumps straight to a conclusion.
ETYMOLOGY:
短絡 originally means 'short circuit' in electrical engineering — when current takes a shortcut, bypassing the intended circuit. The figurative meaning extends to thinking that 'short-circuits' logical steps.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 短絡的な考え方: simplistic way of thinking
- 短絡的な判断: hasty judgment
- 短絡的な結論: a hasty conclusion
- 短絡的に結びつける: to jump to a connection
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 安直: simplistic, easy-going — implies lazy or convenient thinking
- 早計: premature, hasty — focuses on acting or deciding too quickly
- 浅はか: shallow, thoughtless — emphasizes lack of depth in thinking