The Plausibility Effect

Hey friends, Let’s start with a weird truth: People don’t fall for things because they’re true. They fall for things because they’re plausible. That’s the dark magic of deception — it doesn’t need to be airtight, or flawless, or even particularly clever. It just needs to feel true enough. Something your brain can accept without asking too many questions. Welcome to the Plausibility Effect — the sneaky cognitive glitch that powers scams, fuels misinformation, and makes even the dumbest conspiracies stubbornly sticky. Want to check out the print version? You can ⁠get here as a LinkedIn newsletter⁠. Or you can

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The Plausibility Effect is an episode from 8th Layer Insights by Perry Carpenter | N2K Networks.

This episode is 11:42 long.

This episode was published on May 14, 2025.

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