Post-truth, truthiness, and healthcare

Post-truth: relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. — the 2016 international Word of the Year selected by the Oxford Dictionaries1Truthiness: the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true.— the 2006 Word of the Year selected by the American Dialect Society and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary2

Source: Explore - March 2, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Larry Dossey Tags: EXPLORATIONS Source Type: research