banalysis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
banalysis (uncountable)
- (informal, derogatory, humorous) Trivial and uninsightful analysis.
- 1981 February 23, Tom Shales, “’Evita’ Evolving”, in The Washington Post[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 April 2024:
- But then, Ronald Harwood's script doesn't exactly radiate authenticity. Hollywood has put Evita through the banalysis machine and found her just another little girl who wants to be a star.
- 2006 January, Steven A. Walton, “The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-industrial West [book review]”, in Technology and Culture, volume 47, number 1, Baltimore, M.D.: Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 179–180:
- This "banalysis" is not incorrect; it is usually quite well written and relies on the standard summary works in relevant fields, but it seems that one would not be reading this book if one did not already know these general outlines.
- 2010, Sid Lowe, “Schumacher's Hierarchy”, in Managing in Changing Times: A Guide for the Perplexed Manager, Los Angeles, C.A. […]: Response Books, →ISBN, page 29:
- [Richard] Whittington is highly critical of the hegemony of the 'classical' school in strategy, characterised by an addiction to 'banalysis'. The implication is that strategists need to be aware of different lenses and be competent and pragmatic in their contextual use.
References[edit]
- Paul McFedries (1996–2024) “banalysis”, in Word Spy, Logophilia Limited.