Credulity
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A readiness to believe something without sound evidence or just because a person wants it to be so.
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willingness to believe that something is real or true, especially when this is unlikely
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A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
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tendency to believe readily
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Credulity is a persons willingness or ability to believe that a statement is true, especially on minimal or uncertain evidence. Credulity is not necessarily a belief in something that may be false: the subject of the belief may even be correct, but a credulous person will believe it without good evidence.
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readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence
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