[bobbyadamson]

Trite doesn't mean inherently bad, it's just beaten to death on a very shallow level. If you were to list the most overused themes that hot takey bloggers use to build theses around, this is one of them. And it’s a shame because I’m sure there is a lot of new, interesting, and legitimate research being done on the subject. Unfortunately that research isn’t involved in a lot of these kinds of articles, for example this one.

[noobiemcfoob]

Trite has an undeniable negative connotation. If you want to hedge the word, don't use the word. Further, you are saying this is bad...