Gladwellian

Definitions

Of or relating to Malcolm Gladwell (born 1963), Canadian journalist, author, and speaker.

Examples

“Sheffrin has written a book of Gladwellian sweep⟳, one that synthesizes and translates large swaths of fascinating social science research⟳, while also enlivening the analysis with engaging stories from the trenches of tax policy and public finance.”

“Jake: That is a tremendous amount of Malcolm Gladwellian logic jumps. Xander: Well you spent ten thousand hours fucking my life up, so bring⟳ Lainey to the party.”

“The idea that huge, intractable social issues such as sexism and racism could be affected in such simple ways had a powerful intuitive appeal, and hinted at the possibility of equally simple, elegant solutions. If anything united [Diederik] Stapel’s diverse interests, it was this Gladwellian bent.”

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