Hey, someone wrote gullible on the ceiling...
Do you find that some types are more gullible than others? They might fall for those "hey look over there" tricks a lot.
Being gullible
Hey, someone wrote gullible on the ceiling...
Do you find that some types are more gullible than others? They might fall for those "hey look over there" tricks a lot.
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One of my first year roommates once convinced me that my fantasy football tight end (Bubba Franks you shall ever remain my hero) suffered a career ending injury when I was going down to do some laundry. At first I was all 'bullshit' but he said 'forreal' and I went 'no way!' but he came back with 'I know it sucks' and I said 'fuuuuuuuck'. Then as I left to walk down the hallway he shouted something about gullible not being in the dictionary. I was confused. Fifteen minutes later I realized he was a d-bag.
Then my other roommate (god I can't believe I fell for it) called me up from an unknown number saying I'd won a free pizza from some drawing they entered every student into when they bought textbooks. I never felt so retarded as I did when I walked all the way down to the dorm lobby and asked the desk guy if he'd seen my free pizza anywhere. OMG.
Then of course there was the catnip incident of which I no longer speak.
Moonlight will fall
Winter will end
Harvest will come
Your heart will mend
lol thanks
Moonlight will fall
Winter will end
Harvest will come
Your heart will mend
I'm not gullible when it comes to "look over there" tricks and the like, but I am gullible when it comes to plausible lies.Originally Posted by electric sheep
I'm gullible too. once when I was in jr. high this friend of mine convinced me to call this boy I liked. he made up this story that the boy I liked had called him and talked to him about how much he liked me (even though I knew that the two of them didn't know each other since they went to different schools, etc). Anyway, super embarrassing because he talked me into it and I actually CALLED this boy. Awkward conversation, to say the least.
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I don't know what you're talking about, there's nothing written on my ceiling...
Quaero Veritas.
check behind your internet browser, I think someone wrote it on your wallpaper
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Oh man, I didn't know they could do that!!check behind your internet browser, I think someone wrote it on your wallpaper
Quaero Veritas.
lol but yea I'm really gullible too. My ex used to tell me she was pregnant, and then she'd bust out laughing when she saw the look on my face. I'd say "Pregnant with lies!!"
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yeah if someone's going to be a jerk and lie about something, I think anyone could fall for it.
I'm good at reading people, so will probably be the last one to get stopped on the street by some scamer person asking me to just give them $10 because their car broke down and then they were attacked by clowns and are late to their kids dance recital, etc.
However, if someone I know lies to me, I'll believe them.
People who lie just to call you gullible, I think are stupid.
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lol but yea I'm really gullible too. My ex used to tell me she was pregnant, and then she'd bust out laughing when she saw the look on my face. I'd say "Pregnant with lies!!"
IEI-Fe 4w3
Nobody has answered the question so far: Is it type-related or not?!
I think it is-related. The weaker your Te the more gullible you are.
SEI, IEI, EII, ESI are the most gullible types I think...
My cousin is SEI, my grandmother was SEI.
SEIs believe everything you tell them
Yea weak Te is probably it.
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Wouldn't a person be gullible to any information they are weak in?
Like an LIE would be gullible if someone established a "friendship" with them when in fact they are just being friendly or something? I swear I have a Te dominant who is overly assuming in thinking I really like her or something, when I, a Fe valuer is just being that way to be friendly and I need her to help me as we are part of a team etc?
Ooh, this intuitively makes sense. Now that I think about it, if someone comes across as sincere enough, I tend to believe what they say (or at least believe that they believe what they're saying). This could be related to my Suggestive Fe.
Quaero Veritas.
hey someone wrote something sincere on the ceiling...
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Ha ha, I'm on to you now, you won't trick me this time...
*Looks at ceiling*
Quaero Veritas.
hehehehe... sucker
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Electric Sheep, did I ever tell you that I
Moonlight will fall
Winter will end
Harvest will come
Your heart will mend
Ok, i want to marry you now!
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I know. isn't he adorable!!
Ok, i want to marry you now!
IEI-Fe 4w3
Yes. That's what I think.
Ok, i want to marry you now!I know. isn't he adorable!!
We should make a pact. If I'm not married by 30, we'll all move to Utah and become polygamists. JWC3 is of course invited.
Moonlight will fall
Winter will end
Harvest will come
Your heart will mend
Rock onElectric Sheep, did I ever tell you that I
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not me. I've always had a very good bullshit detector.Nobody has answered the question so far: Is it type-related or not?!
I think it is
SEI, IEI, EII, ESI are the most gullible types I think...
My cousin is SEI, my grandmother was SEI.
SEIs believe everything you tell them
If it's believable, I may give the benefit of the doubt, but there's always enough skepticism in me to not fully trust/believe pretty much anything I hear, read, or even "know" myself.
Generally I'll play along with it though, either for fun or just for interesting discussion.
Hey you! Keep your hands off my beau!
Stan is not my real name.
Your invitation is cordially accepted good sir. *bows graciously*
We should make a pact. If I'm not married by 30, we'll all move to Utah and become polygamists. JWC3 is of course invited.
Also I'm bringing my sidekick stan. I promise he'll be on his best behavior for the cornucopia of polygamist activities I have planned.
Last edited by JWC3; 02-07-2010 at 07:05 AM.
Easy Day
Cool, but we are going to need some more women. Just sayin.
Moonlight will fall
Winter will end
Harvest will come
Your heart will mend
Ok, I'm in the process of building a transcontinental net with witch to capture them with. We should have a sufficient amount shortly.Cool, but we are going to need some more women. Just sayin.
Easy Day
I agree too. It makes sense.
That being said, it does seem like some types are more gullible overall than others because they lack 'truth testing' skills (e.g. reading body language, tone of voice, understanding of the intentions of the person making the claim, mentally testing the logical/practical plausibility, checking for consistency and/or thoroughness/detail, asking for evidencual support, comparing with past knowledge/experience...).
i know an SEI who mistook a novel, popular fiction at that, for a work of non-fiction just b/c it had an introduction written by a 'philologist' (that was clearly made up just judging by the inflated language used). this same SEI also regularly buys lottery tickets.
LII's are very difficult to convince, on the whole. they tend to be good at spotting contradictions, incongruences, and are just naturally sceptical. i suspect some EII's are also very alert to falsehood b/c they have a good instinct for ppl's intentions and their perceptual vulnerabilities.
Another, related question is how do different types test the truthfulness of claims and assertions?
Sorry i'm not down. I want mune all to myself.Cool, but we are going to need some more women. Just sayin.
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