Jumping to a conclusion » Sigismund

Posted by gardenergirl on June 11, 2007, at 17:03:39

In reply to Re: Please be civil » 10derHeart, posted by Sigismund on June 11, 2007, at 16:04:24

> How can you come to a conclusion without jumping to it?
From the Free Dictionary
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/jump+to+conclusions
jump to conclusions
to guess the facts about a situation without having enough information. I might be jumping to conclusions but I've seen them together twice in town.
See also: conclusion, jump
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
jump to conclusions
to judge a situation without enough information about it. The investigation isn't finished, so let's not jump to conclusions about what caused the plane to crash.
See also: conclusion, jump
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms © Cambridge University Press 2003
>>>This is different from forming a conclusion based on objective evidence and critical thinking.
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Jumping to a conclusion » Sigismund gardenergirl 6/11/07
Re: Jumping to a conclusion » gardenergirl Phillipa 6/11/07
Please be civil » Phillipa 10derHeart 6/12/07
Re: Please be civil Sigismund 6/12/07
Re: Please be civil » Sigismund fayeroe 6/12/07
Re: Jumping to a conclusion Dinah 6/13/07
Re: Jumping to a conclusion » Dinah fayeroe 6/13/07
Re: Jumping to a conclusion » fayeroe Dinah 6/13/07
Re: Jumping to a conclusion fayeroe 6/13/07
Thank you (nm) » fayeroe Dinah 6/13/07

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