[goodpoint]

believable != true

[fhdkweig]

This is what Stephen Colbert called "truthiness". People want to believe what they feel is true even if it is directly contradicted by evidence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness

[operatingthetan]

A very important callout. It's the crux of the whole thing really. Humans are easily susceptible to deception by statements that are structured to be believable.

[aetherson]

Sure. But that's not the subject.

[operatingthetan]

Please stop trying to police what the subject is to suit your own arguments.