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Post by bnischal » Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 7:51 PM UTC

Barnum effect
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Re: Barnum effect

Post by zxv » Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 9:55 PM UTC

TL;DR: In psychology, the Barnum effect explains why, when one reads a fortune cookie (a vague generality), it may appear specific to the reader.