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goodpointyesterday at 8:31 PM3 repliesview on HN

believable != true


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operatingthetanyesterday at 8:40 PM

A very important callout. It's the crux of the whole thing really. Humans are easily susceptible to deception by statements that are structured to be believable.

fhdkweigyesterday at 9:16 PM

This is what Stephen Colbert called "truthiness". People want to believe what they feel is true even if it is directly contradicted by evidence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness

aethersonyesterday at 8:56 PM

Sure. But that's not the subject.

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