Definition

1. Adjective:
   • One-sided / Unilateral: Considering or presenting only one aspect, side, or perspective of a situation, issue, or argument, while ignoring others. It implies a lack of completeness or balance.
   • Superficial / Partial: Not thorough or comprehensive; dealing with only the most apparent parts of something without depth or full consideration.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lý luận phiến diện. (A one-sided / superficial argument.)
  • Đó là một cách nhìn phiến diện về vấn đề. (That is a one-sided view of the problem.)
  • Bài báo này có vẻ phiến diện khi chỉ trích một phía. (This article seems biased as it criticizes only one side.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in academic, philosophical, or critical discussions to describe flawed reasoning, biased journalism, or incomplete analyses.
• Can describe a person's character or approach: (He is a person with a one-sided perspective.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phiến diện hóa (v): to oversimplify; to make something seem one-sided.
  • Không nên phiến diện hóa một vấn đề phức tạp. (One should not oversimplify a complex issue.)

Synonyms

• Biased: unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.
• Partial: favoring one side in a dispute above the other; not impartial.
• Limited: restricted in scope, extent, or understanding.

Antonyms

• Toàn diện: comprehensive, all-around.
• Khách quan: objective.
• Cân bằng: balanced.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Cái nhìn phiến diện: a one-sided view / a narrow perspective.
  • Chúng ta cần tránh cái nhìn phiến diện. (We need to avoid a one-sided view.)
• Tư duy phiến diện: one-sided thinking.
  • Tư duy phiến diện sẽ dẫn đến sai lầm. (One-sided thinking will lead to mistakes.)

1. Unilateral, one-sided
   • Lý luận phiến diện
     A unilateral argument