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goj1ra193 karma

Could you add a certain person who lives at a place called Mar a Lago to your list?

goj1ra65 karma

Is it possible to do anything else?

goj1ra59 karma

It basically boils down to the X Files phrase, "I want to believe." Motivated reasoning is very powerful for convincing people they've found truth.

goj1ra54 karma

Inevitably everyone puts 8/10. No idea why.

They don't want it to be too hard and they don't want to seem dumb or weak. So they can't do anything lower than 6, and 9 and 10 seem scary. That leaves 7 or 8.

Magicians use that kind of forcing function in some of their tricks. It's not 100% reliable but you can work around that.