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gullibility
gullibility (gʌlɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) [App. an alteration of cullibility, after gull v.3 ‘A low expression, sometimes used for cullibility’ (Todd 1818).] The quality of being gullible.1793 Ld. Auckland Corr. (1861) II. 505 He [Dumouriez]..by favour of the Duke of Brunswick's gullibility, gets considerable credi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Gullibility
Theories Some writers on gullibility have focused on the relationship between the negative trait of gullibility and positive trait of trust. Against gullibility The relationship between gullibility and trust has led to alternate theories. wikipedia.org
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gullibility
gullibility/ˌgʌlə-ˈbɪlətɪ; ˌɡʌlə`bɪlətɪ/ n[U]. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Foolishness
Other reasons of apparent foolishness include naivety, gullibility, and credulity. wikipedia.org
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gullable
gullable, a. (ˈgʌləb(ə)l) [f. gull v.3 + -able.] = gullible. Hence gullaˈbility, ˈgullableness = gullibility.1818 Scott Rob Roy xxiv, I am in certain things the most gullable and malleable of mortals. 1822 Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 360 With such persons, gullability, which they call faith, takes th... Oxford English Dictionary
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What 'A Face in the Crowd' Tells Us About Ourselves - The Atlantic
A Face in the Crowd paints an unflattering portrait of the viewing public's gullibility and distractibility, but it held out hope that the American people could be made to see through a figure ...
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Credulity
state that while both words mean "unduly trusting or confiding", gullibility stresses being duped or made a fool of, suggesting a lack of intelligence, stresses the distinction that gullibility involves an action in addition to a belief, and there is a cause-effect relationship between the two states: wikipedia.org
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cullibility
† culliˈbility Obs. Also -ability. [In form from cullible (of which, however, early instances have not yet been found).] The quality of being cullible; gullibility.1728 Swift Lett. to Pope 16 July, Providence never designed him to be above two and twenty, by his thoughtlessness and cullibility. 1768... Oxford English Dictionary
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cullible
† ˈcullible, a. Obs. [This adj., which is presupposed in the derivative cullibility (known 1728), would normally be derived from a verb cull; but none such is recorded; cf. however cull n.2, cully v.2 Gullible, gullibility, from gull v., appear much later than cullibility.] Easily made a ‘cull’ or f... Oxford English Dictionary
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Tackler
Invariably male, they had a reputation for gullibility and were the butt of many jokes. wikipedia.org
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acceptativeness
acˈceptativeness rare—0. [f. acceptative (not cited), f. L. acceptāt- ppl. stem of acceptā-re; see accept and -ive.] Tendency to give acceptance to statements. Prob. only in loc. cit.1870 Smith Syn. & Antonyms, Credulity, Syn. Gullibility, Simplicity, Acceptativeness. Oxford English Dictionary
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Eustratius Garidas
Due to his illiteracy and apparent gullibility he was involved in the case of John Italus, whom his predecessor, Patriarch Cosmas I of Constantinople wikipedia.org
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dupable
dupable, a. (ˈdjuːpəb(ə)l) Also dupeable. [f. dupe v.1 + -able.] Capable of being duped; gullible. Also as n. Hence dupaˈbility, gullibility.1833 Carlyle Cagliostro Misc. Ess. 1872 V. 104 That same blubbery oiliness..the very gift of a fluent public speaker to Dupeables. Ibid. 122 Some boiling muddl... Oxford English Dictionary
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Argumentum ad captandum
In rhetoric, an argumentum ad captandum, "for capturing" the gullibility of the naïve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument wikipedia.org
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Mock Auctions Act 1961
Opponents of the Bill argued that it would be impossible to secure convictions, since victims are reluctant to come forward and highlight their gullibility wikipedia.org
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