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  2. Truth-default theory - Wikipedia

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    Because people tend to tell the truth more often than they lie (e.g., [20]) and because individuating cues are typically not diagnostic, [19] ALIED argues that this is why people are biased to believe others show the truth bias: it is not a default of honesty (as TDT would claim), but an adaptive and functional decision that reflects the best ...

  3. Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia

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    The effect grew even more pronounced when statements were repeated twice and yet more pronounced when they were repeated four times. The researchers thus concluded that memory retrieval is a powerful method for increasing the so-called validity of statements and that the illusion of truth is an effect that can be observed without directly ...

  4. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  5. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    For example, when getting to know others, people tend to ask leading questions which seem biased towards confirming their assumptions about the person. However, this kind of confirmation bias has also been argued to be an example of social skill ; a way to establish a connection with the other person.

  6. Truthiness - Wikipedia

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    The experiments showed that people are more likely to believe a claim is true regardless of evidence when a decorative photograph or irrelevant verbosity appears alongside the claim. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Also in 2012, Harvard University 's Berkman Center hosted a two-day symposium at Harvard and MIT , "Truthiness in Digital Media", exploring "concerns ...

  7. The Most (and Least) Honest Cities in the U. S. - AOL

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    You can find even more comparisons, such as bald people vs. people in plaid shirts, at the national honesty index website. %Gallery-163429% National Honesty Index from National Honesty Index on ...

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  9. Beijing needs to be ‘more honest about what happened ... - AOL

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    China’s foreign ministry rejects lab leak theory, calling on US to ’stop smearing China’