Cold Reading

What is Cold Reading?

The art of fishing for information, while leaving the person being fished thinking that you gave _them_ the information.

As used by phony TV "psychics"

I used to think John edwards was Psychic, but no I realise that he was cold reading all along.

W.b.n.

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Belligero

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