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Some writers on gullibility have focused on the relationship between the negative trait of gullibility and positive trait of trust. The two are related, as gullibility involves an act of "trust".

Gullibility almost always starts with a lie told by one or more people with an agenda, and what makes the dupe gullible is his or her being taken in by the duper (s). In the case of Donald Trump ...

Complementing the 1st DSM criterion for narcissism, the 2nd further extends their grandiose thinking as it contributes to their gullibility: The narcissist "is preoccupied with fantasies of ...

PERHAPS I may claim to be a member of the intellectual class, as I am a college professor of the old-fashioned sort — old-fashioned, that is, in having received a liberal education; but I do not ...

Gullibility can lead to delusional thinking. Seeing the number of people that are convinced that Trump is the current president is an indicator that not only is toxic propaganda at play but so is ...

No one is easier to fool." A look at the list of the Madoff victims would seem to confirm his contention. I also asked the man who wrote the book on gullibility, literally, wrote the book.

This article was originally published with the title “The Gullibility of Mankind” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 3 No. 51(September 1848), p. 406doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09091848-406e ...

His combination of extreme ignorance and extreme gullibility allowed the Saudis to seize the initiative against a rival. Having a fool as a president is not so great.