simplistic — treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are

a confident executive stands pointing at a whiteboard with just one simple arrow drawn on it. He gestures enthusiastically while explaining this basic diagram as the solution to everything. The whiteboard should show the company's massive declining sales and budget crisis with tons of complex data. His single arrow completely ignores all the detailed charts and graphs surrounding it. Several worried executives sit around the table shaking their heads and looking frustrated. One executive holds thick folders of research while another points at ignored complicated spreadsheets. treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are