truthiness

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In the three and a half years since comedian Stephen Colbert coined the term "truthiness," we've learned that there's a whole class of people for whom a thing's truthiness is the only test of its actual truth.

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  1. Truthfulness. [Rare.] Truthiness is a habit, like every other virtue. There I hold by the Peripatetics. Noctes Ambrosianæ, Feb., 1832.

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  • Alas, I fear the truth -- or rather, the "truthiness" -- is more elusive than that.
  • If you are implying the GOP has a corner market on "truthiness," it reflects badly on your own reasoning skills.
  • I hate the notion of "truthiness," and the concept of relativism. —  NYT > Opinion
  • In the three and a half years since comedian Stephen Colbert coined the term "truthiness," we've learned that there's a whole class of people for whom a thing's truthiness is the only test of its actual truth. —  theday.Com - Breaking News
  • Or maybe truthiness is a more appropriate term, considering how slippery and subjective our perceptions of the world can be. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
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