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Old 10-13-2007, 04:02 PM  
WarChild
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Originally Posted by fuzebox View Post
Yes there's a term for it that I forget, but basically professional "psychics" are very good at reading people and leading people to reveal what they want to be told.
It's called "Cold Reading".

It's a mixture between reading how someone responds, and fast talking or trickery making what starts as a question end up seeming like a statement, once it's been accepted.

John Edwards of "Crossing Over" fame is a good example.
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