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Pollyannaism — noun Persistent irrational optimism … Wiktionary
pollyannaism — … Useful english dictionary
Pollyanna — Pollyannaism, n. /pol ee an euh/, n. 1. an excessively or blindly optimistic person. adj. 2. (often l.c.) Also, Pollyannaish. unreasonably or illogically optimistic: some pollyanna notions about world peace. [from the name of the child heroine… … Universalium
Pollyanna principle — The Pollyanna principle or Pollyannaism describes the tendency for people to agree with positive statements describing them. It is sometimes called positivity bias. The phenomenon is similar to the Forer effect.The concept as described by Matlin… … Wikipedia
Global warming controversy — refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature,[1][2] regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues involve the causes of increased… … Wikipedia
Pollyanna — For other uses, see Pollyanna (disambiguation) infobox Book | name = Pollyanna author = Eleanor H. Porter publisher = L.C. Page release date = 1913 english release date = media type = Print (Hardback Paperback) pages = 310 pp isbn = ISBN 1 55748… … Wikipedia
Ronald Bailey — for three semesters.Bailey worked briefly as an economist for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before turning to his career in writing and television production. According to his biography on the Reason website: He has produced several… … Wikipedia
Ronald Bailey — (né le 23 novembre 1953 ) est l éditeur du magazine Reason. Il est né à San Antonio au Texas et a grandi dans le comté de Washington (Virginie). Il a fréquenté l université de Virginie, où il a obtenu une licence en philosophie et en économie en… … Wikipédia en Français
cheerfulness — Synonyms and related words: Leibnizian optimism, Pollyannaism, auspiciousness, beatification, beatitude, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, bright outlook, bright side, brightness,… … Moby Thesaurus
optimism — Synonyms and related words: Leibnizian optimism, Pollyannaism, blitheness, blithesomeness, bright outlook, bright side, brightness, buoyancy, cheer, cheerful expectation, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, eupeptic mien, geniality, gladness,… … Moby Thesaurus
