Understanding humans: Hyperbole.
In any sentence that appears to make an unwarranted generalization, there is an implied "more so than you probably think" at the end.
For example, the phrase "practice makes perfect" is widely repeated, despite many counterexamples. The literal meaning is "practice makes perfect, more so than you probably think". It's not about this one weird trick that's guaranteed to fix everything. It is about how humans often underestimate their prospects for improvement.
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