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  2. Gullibility - Wikipedia

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    In the first part of "Little Red Riding Hood", the title character is deceived by a wolf; from this experience she learns to feign gullibility in order to deceive a second wolf. In "The Emperor's New Clothes", the emperor and his staff display gullibility in being swindled, while the crowd displays credulity in believing in the invisible cloth.

  3. Deception - Wikipedia

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    Deception is the act of convincing one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the message has a tendency to believe it (although it is not always the case). [1]

  4. Not Easily Broken - Wikipedia

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    Not Easily Broken is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Bill Duke. [3] The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes ' 2006 novel of the same name. It stars Taraji P. Henson and Morris Chestnut.

  5. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    In certain dialects, the two words are usually homophones because they are function words with reduced vowels, and this may cause speakers to confuse them. Standard: I like pizza more than lasagna. Standard: We ate dinner, then went to the movies. Non-standard: You are a better person then I am. their, there, they're, and there're.

  6. Truth-default theory - Wikipedia

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    Truth-default theory (TDT) is a communication theory which predicts and explains the use of veracity and deception detection in humans. It was developed upon the discovery of the veracity effect - whereby the proportion of truths versus lies presented in a judgement study on deception will drive accuracy rates.

  7. Milgram experiment - Wikipedia

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    The experiments unexpectedly found that a very high proportion of subjects would fully obey the instructions, with every participant going up to 300 volts, and 65% going up to the full 450 volts. Milgram first described his research in a 1963 article in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology [ 1 ] and later discussed his findings in ...

  8. 3 Little Words - Wikipedia

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    "3 Little Words" is a song by British electropop singer Frankmusik from his debut studio album Complete Me, which was released on 23 November 2008 as a digital download. Music video [ edit ]

  9. Weasel word - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of a weasel using "weasel words". In this case, "some people" are a vague and undefined authority. In rhetoric, a weasel word, or anonymous authority, is a word or phrase aimed at creating an impression that something specific and meaningful has been said, when in fact only a vague, ambiguous, or irrelevant claim has been communicated.