cold reading
The discovery of a long-missing body offers a rare chance to put the psychic stars of Sensing Murder to the test. On Saturday 19 May 2012 the remains of Auckland teenager Jane Furlong were found in ... (2249 words)
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- cold reading - media reporting - psychics - television shows - critical appraisal - debunking - television -The paranormal field contains both con artists and the well-intentioned. It's often impossible to tell one from the other, but in the end it makes little difference. This article is based on a ... (2667 words)
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- cold reading - television shows - psychics - exploitation - facilitated communication -Don't judge them by their demeanour. The vast majority of people in this business are sincere, well-meaning individuals, and they are very hard to distinguish from the con artists. They might well ... (474 words)
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- cold reading - bent spoon award - hoaxes -Psychic Scam Busted Two fortune tellers apparently failed to foresee the end of their alleged scam in Christchurch (The Press, January 29). The men were arrested and charged with fraud after they ... (1341 words)
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- clairvoyants - cold reading - ghosts -An anonymous contributor to the website, http://mostembarrassingmoment.com, shares her experiences as a professional tarot card reader. I wanted to make a little extra money with a part-time job, ... (2087 words)
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- psychics - clairvoyants - cold reading -Here's an idea that WINZ have yet to suggest -- but it may not be far off! According to a recent report in the New York Times, the Big Apple's city welfare department has been recruiting welfare ... (795 words)
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- charlatans - cold reading -Tarot readings really do work -- for the reader. The Confession AFTER the July REALL meeting, my dirty little secret is out. Yes, I admit that I used to do Tarot readings back in my college days. OK, ... (1428 words)
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- human nature - cold reading -When Brian Edwards interviewed Uri Geller some years ago, Dr David Marks of Otago University used the printed transcript to demonstrate that Brian had been the victim of highly skilled "cold ... (767 words)
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- clairvoyants - charlatans - cold reading - testing claims -After seeing a demonstration of cold reading at the Skeptics Conference in 1989 I thought this was something I could have fun with, so I boned up on the list of commonplaces provided at the time: ... (636 words)
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